- 436
- Episodes
- 47
- Transcribed
- 68
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
About Policy Currents
On Policy Minded, we pick the brains of the world's top policy experts. In each episode, RAND researchers join us for conversations that go beyond the headlines—bringing you insights you can't find anywhere else. Listen and subscribe today to get smarter about the policy issues that shape the world.
- Publisher
- RAND
- Category
- news · science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 26 Oct 2018
- Latest episode
- 24 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
47 of 436 episodes have a transcript.
24 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
AGI Rideout: Managing Risk on the Road to Advanced AI
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AGI Rideout: Managing Risk on the Road to Advanced AI
Published 24 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] It would mean that major conflict had been avoided, that deterrence had not failed, and that the United States felt like it was in a position where it was well positioned to counter the surprises that might be thrown at it, either by the technology itself developing or by the things that China or other states might do with the technology. the united states would feel relatively secure in spite of the changes coming down the road which are often difficult to predict even if you put a lot of effort into trying to anticipate them my glib answer is that a well-executed write-out strategy should be almost invisible that in fact nobody thinks about it it is just like electricity it just works you throw the switch on stuff happens we haven't been terribly surprised anything has happened we were able to contain well Just kind of another day at the office, right? […]
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- David Frelinger
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- Glen Woodbury
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- 4.7 / 5
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