The Center for AI Policy Podcast zooms into the strategic landscape of AI and unpacks its implications for US policy.
This podcast is a publication from the Center for AI Policy (CAIP), a nonpartisan research organization dedicated to mitigating the catastrophic risks of AI through policy development and advocacy. Based in Washington, DC, CAIP works to ensure AI is developed and implemented with effective safety standards.
Peter Wildeford from the Institute for AI Policy and Strategy examines AI's societal impacts, forecasting, and integration into government, in an interview on AI policy.
9 Apr 2025
#16: Gabe Alfour on Competing Beliefs About Superintelligence
Gabe Alfour, Chief Technology Officer at Conjecture, joined the podcast to discuss superintelligence, AI-accelerated science, the limits of technology, different perspectives on the future of AI, loss of control risks, AI racing, international treaties, and more.
Our music is by Micah Rubin (Producer) and John Lisi (Composer).
For a transcript and relevant links, visit the Center for AI Policy Podcast Substack.
7 Feb 2025
#15: Bill Drexel on AI, China, and National Security
Bill Drexel, Fellow at the Center for a New American Security's Technology and National Security Program, joined the podcast to discuss China's surveillance implementation and AI capabilities, open source AI, AI's potential role in enhancing bio weapons, U.S.-China relations on AI, U.S. AI policy actions, global AI competition, and more.
Our music is by Micah Rubin (Producer) and John Lisi (Composer).
For a transcript and relevant links, visit the Center for AI Policy Podcast Substack.
27 Dec 2024
#14: Anton Korinek on AI's Economic and Workforce Impacts
Anton Korinek, a professor at the University of Virginia's economics department and business school, joined the podcast to discuss AI productivity gains, augmentation versus automation, the future of white-collar work, global access to AI technology, universal basic income, career planning in the age of AI, workforce adaptation, AI-generated podcasts, and more.
Our music is by Micah Rubin (Producer) and John Lisi (Composer).
For a transcript and relevant links, visit the Center for AI Policy Podcast Substack.
25 Nov 2024
#13: Nick Whitaker on AI Policy Principles
Nick Whitaker, a fellow at the Manhattan Institute, shares his AI Policy Playbook and insights on emerging tech, global competition, and AI's future impact on society.
18 Oct 2024
#12: Michael K. Cohen on Regulating Advanced Artificial Agents
Dr. Michael K. Cohen, a postdoc at UC Berkeley, joined the podcast to discuss OpenAI's superalignment research, reinforcement learning and imitation learning, potential dangers of advanced future AI agents, policy proposals to address long-term planning agents, academic discourse on AI risks, California's SB 1047 bill, and more.
Our music is by Micah Rubin (Producer) and John Lisi (Composer).
For a transcript and relevant links, visit the Center for AI Policy Podcast Substack.
10 Sept 2024
#11: Ellen P. Goodman on AI Accountability Policy
Ellen P. Goodman, a distinguished professor of law at Rutgers Law School, joined the podcast to discuss the NTIA's AI accountability report, federal AI policy efforts, watermarking and data provenance, AI-generated content, risk-based regulation, and more.
Our music is by Micah Rubin (Producer) and John Lisi (Composer).
For a transcript and relevant links, visit the Center for AI Policy Podcast Substack.
2 Aug 2024
Stephen Casper on Technical and Sociotechnical AI Safety Research
Stephen Casper (https://stephencasper.com/), a computer science PhD student at MIT, joined the podcast to discuss AI interpretability, red-teaming and robustness, evaluations and audits, reinforcement learning from human feedback, Goodhart’s law, and more.
Our music is by Micah Rubin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/micah-rubin-0575421b2/) (Producer) and John Lisi (https://www.instagram.com/twinbrothermusic/) (Composer).
For a transcript and relevant links, visit the Center for AI Policy Podcast Substack (https://aipolicypod.substack.com/).
5 Jul 2024
#9: Kelsey Piper on the OpenAI Exit Documents Incident
Kelsey Piper (https://www.vox.com/authors/kelsey-piper), Senior Writer at Vox (https://www.vox.com/), joined the podcast to discuss OpenAI's recent incident involving exit documents, the extent to which OpenAI's actions were unreasonable, and the broader significance of this story.
Our music is by Micah Rubin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/micah-rubin-0575421b2/) (Producer) and John Lisi (https://www.instagram.com/twinbrothermusic/) (Composer).
For a transcript and relevant links, visit the Center for AI Policy Podcast Substack (https://aipolicypod.substack.com/).
14 Jun 2024
#8: Tamay Besiroglu on on the Trends Driving Past and Future AI Progress
Tamay Besiroglu (http://tamaybesiroglu.com/), Associate Director of Epoch AI (https://epochai.org/), joined the podcast to provide a comprehensive overview of the factors shaping AI progress, from algorithmic advances and hardware scaling to data availability and economic incentives, and to analyze the potential trajectories of AI development over the coming years.
Our music is by Micah Rubin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/micah-rubin-0575421b2/) (Producer) and John Lisi (https://www.instagram.com/twinbrothermusic/) (Composer).
For a transcript, highlights, and relevant links, visit the Center for AI Policy Podcast Substack (https://aipolicypod.substack.com/).
30 May 2024
#7: Katja Grace on the Future of AI and Insights From AI Researchers
Katja Grace (https://x.com/katjagrace), Lead Researcher and Co-Founder of AI Impacts (https://aiimpacts.org/about/), joined the podcast to discuss where AI is heading and what AI researchers think about it, including analysis of likely the largest-ever survey of AI researchers (https://blog.aiimpacts.org/p/2023-ai-survey-of-2778-six-things).
Our music is by Micah Rubin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/micah-rubin-0575421b2/) (Producer) and John Lisi (https://www.instagram.com/twinbrothermusic/) (Composer).
For a transcript, highlights, and relevant links, visit the Center for AI Policy Podcast Substack (https://aipolicypod.substack.com/).
29 Apr 2024
Jason Green-Lowe on Legal Liability for AI Harms
Jason Green-Lowe, Executive Director of the Center for AI Policy, joins the podcast to discuss who is held legally accountable when AI causes harm, how they're held accountable, and potential policies to improve or clarify liability law regarding AI.
Our music is by Micah Rubin (Producer) and John Lisi (Composer).
9 Apr 2024
Jeffrey Ladish on Cybersecurity, Cyberoffense, and AI
Jeffrey Ladish, Executive Director of Palisade Research, joins the podcast to discuss threats of AI-powered cyberattacks, security of model weights, and what lies ahead.
Our music is by Micah Rubin (Producer) and John Lisi (Composer).
27 Mar 2024
Sam Hammond on Modernizing Government for the AI Era
Sam Hammond, Senior Economist at the Foundation for American Innovation, joins the podcast to discuss how AI creates a need for government modernization, and what that modernization should look like.
Our music is by Micah Rubin (Producer) and John Lisi (Composer).
27 Mar 2024
Daniel Colson on the American Public's Perception of AI
Daniel Colson, Co-Founder and CEO of the AI Policy Institute, joins the podcast to discuss US public opinion on AI, based on polling data from the AI Policy Institute.
Our music is by Micah Rubin (Producer) and John Lisi (Composer).
18 Mar 2024
Mark Beall on AI and US National Security
NOTE: Since recording this podcast, Mark Beall has left his role at Gladstone to focus fully on AI safety and security policy advocacy. You can reach him at mark@bealldigital.com (mailto:mark@bealldigital.com) for more information.
Mark Beall, co-founder and CEO of Gladstone AI, joins the podcast to discuss the state of AI, its implications for US national security, and next steps for policymakers.
Our music is by Micah Rubin (Producer) and John Lisi (Composer).
16 Mar 2024
Thomas Larsen on AI Measurement and Evaluation
Thomas Larsen, Director of Strategy at the Center for AI Policy, joins the podcast to discuss capability evaluations, safety evaluations, preparedness frameworks, and why they're important.
Our music is by Micah Rubin (Producer) and John Lisi (Composer).
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