Ryan Greenblatt on AI Control, Timelines, and Slowing Down Around Human-Level AI

Ryan Greenblatt joins the podcast to discuss AI control, timelines, takeoff speeds, misalignment, and slowing down around human-level AI.  You can learn more about Ryan's work here: https://www.redwoodresearch.org/team/ryan-greenblatt   Timestamps:  00:00 AI control   09:35 Challenges to AI control   23:48 AI control as a bridge to alignment  26:54 Policy and coordination for AI safety  29:25 Slowing down around human-level AI  49:14 Scheming and misalignment  01:27:27 AI timelines and takeoff speeds  01:58:15 Human cognition versus AI cognition

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