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AI Safety Newsletter

Center for AI Safety

Narrations of the AI Safety Newsletter by the Center for AI Safety. We discuss developments in AI and AI safety. No technical background required. This podcast also contains narrations of some of our publications. ABOUT US The Center for AI Safety (CAIS) is a San Francisco-based research and field-building nonprofit. We believe that artificial intelligence has the potential to profoundly benefit the world, provided that we can develop and use it safely. However, in contrast to the dramatic

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AISN #52: An Expert Virology Benchmark

AI Safety Newsletter ·

2025/04/22

Plus, AI-Enabled Coups. In this edition: AI now outperforms human experts in specialized virology knowledge in a new benchmark; A new report explores the risk of AI-enabled coups. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. An Expert Virology Benchmark A team of researchers (primarily from SecureBio and CAIS) has developed the Virology Capabilities Test (VCT), a benchmark that measures an AI system's ability to troubleshoot complex virology laboratory protocols

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AISN #51: AI Frontiers

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2025/04/15

Plus, AI 2027. In this newsletter, we cover the launch of AI Frontiers, a new forum for expert commentary on the future of AI. We also discuss AI 2027, a detailed scenario describing how artificial superintelligence might emerge in just a few years. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. AI Frontiers Last week, CAIS introduced AI Frontiers, a new publication dedicated to gathering expert views on AI's most pressing questions. AI's impacts are wide-ranging,

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AISN #50: AI Action Plan Responses

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2025/03/31

Plus, Detecting Misbehavior in Reasoning Models. In this newsletter, we cover AI companies’ responses to the federal government's request for information on the development of an AI Action Plan. We also discuss an OpenAI paper on detecting misbehavior in reasoning models by monitoring their chains of thought. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. On January 23, President Trump signed an executive order giving his administration 180 days to develop an “AI Action

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AISN #49: AI Action Plan Responses

AI Safety Newsletter ·

2025/03/31

Plus, Detecting Misbehavior in Reasoning Models. In this newsletter, we cover AI companies’ responses to the federal government's request for information on the development of an AI Action Plan. We also discuss an OpenAI paper on detecting misbehavior in reasoning models by monitoring their chains of thought. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. On January 23, President Trump signed an executive order giving his administration 180 days to develop an “AI Action

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AI Safety Newsletter ·

2025/03/06

Plus, Measuring AI Honesty. Welcome to the AI Safety Newsletter by the Center for AI Safety. We discuss developments in AI and AI safety. No technical background required. In this newsletter, we discuss two recent papers: a policy paper on national security strategy, and a technical paper on measuring honesty in AI systems. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Superintelligence Strategy CAIS director Dan Hendrycks, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, and Scale AI

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Superintelligence Strategy: Expert Version

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2025/03/05

Superintelligence is destabilizing since it threatens other states’ survival—it could be weaponized, or states may lose control of it. Attempts to build superintelligence may face threats by rival states—creating a deterrence regime called Mutual Assured AI Malfunction (MAIM). In this paper, Dan Hendrycks, Eric Schmidt, and Alexandr Wang detail a strategy—focused on deterrence, nonproliferation, and competitiveness—for nations to navigate the risks of superintelligence. ---

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Superintelligence Strategy: Standard Version

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2025/03/05

Superintelligence is destabilizing since it threatens other states’ survival—it could be weaponized, or states may lose control of it. Attempts to build superintelligence may face threats by rival states—creating a deterrence regime called Mutual Assured AI Malfunction (MAIM). In this paper, Dan Hendrycks, Eric Schmidt, and Alexandr Wang detail a strategy—focused on deterrence, nonproliferation, and competitiveness—for nations to navigate the risks of superintelligence. ---

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AISN #48: Utility Engineering and EnigmaEval

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2025/02/18

Welcome to the AI Safety Newsletter by the Center for AI Safety. We discuss developments in AI and AI safety. No technical background required. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. In this newsletter, we explore two recent papers from CAIS. We’d also like to highlight that CAIS is hiring for editorial and writing roles, including for a new online platform for journalism and analysis regarding AI's impacts on national security, politics, and economics. Utility

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AISN #47: Reasoning Models

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2025/02/06

Plus, State-Sponsored AI Cyberattacks. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Reasoning Models DeepSeek-R1 has been one of the most significant model releases since ChatGPT. After its release, the DeepSeek's app quickly rose to the top of Apple's most downloaded chart and NVIDIA saw a 17% stock decline. In this story, we cover DeepSeek-R1, OpenAI's o3-mini and Deep Research, and the policy implications of reasoning models. DeepSeek-R1 is a frontier reasoning

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AISN #46: The Transition

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2025/01/23

Plus, Humanity's Last Exam, and the AI Safety, Ethics, and Society Course. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. The Transition The transition from the Biden to Trump administrations saw a flurry of executive activity on AI policy, with Biden signing several last-minute executive orders and Trump revoking Biden's 2023 executive order on AI risk. In this story, we review the state of play. Trump signing first-day executive orders. Source. The AI Diffusion

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AISN #45: Center for AI Safety 2024 Year in Review

AI Safety Newsletter ·

2024/12/19

As 2024 draws to a close, we want to thank you for your continued support for AI safety and review what we’ve been able to accomplish. In this special-edition newsletter, we highlight some of our most important projects from the year. The mission of the Center for AI Safety is to reduce societal-scale risks from AI. We focus on three pillars of work: research, field-building, and advocacy. Research CAIS conducts both technical and conceptual research on AI safety. Here are some highlights from our

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AISN #44: The Trump Circle on AI Safety

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2024/11/19

Plus, Chinese researchers used Llama to create a military tool for the PLA, a Google AI system discovered a zero-day cybersecurity vulnerability, and Complex Systems. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. The Trump Circle on AI Safety The incoming Trump administration is likely to significantly alter the US government's approach to AI safety. For example, Trump is likely to immediately repeal Biden's Executive Order on AI. However, some of Trump's circle appear

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AISN #43: White House Issues First National Security...

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2024/10/28

Plus, AI and Job Displacement, and AI Takes Over the Nobels. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. White House Issues First National Security Memo on AI On October 24, 2024, the White House issued the first National Security Memorandum (NSM) on Artificial Intelligence, accompanied by a Framework to Advance AI Governance and Risk Management in National Security. The NSM identifies AI leadership as a national security priority. The memorandum states that

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AISN #42: Newsom Vetoes SB 1047

AI Safety Newsletter ·

2024/10/01

Plus, OpenAI's o1, and AI Governance Summary. Welcome to the AI Safety Newsletter by the Center for AI Safety. We discuss developments in AI and AI safety. No technical background required. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Newsom Vetoes SB 1047 On Sunday, Governor Newsom vetoed California's Senate Bill 1047 (SB 1047), the most ambitious legislation to-date aimed at regulating frontier AI models. The bill, introduced by Senator Scott Wiener and covered in a

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AISN #41: The Next Generation of Compute Scale

AI Safety Newsletter ·

2024/09/11

Plus, Ranking Models by Susceptibility to Jailbreaking, and Machine Ethics. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. The Next Generation of Compute Scale AI development is on the cusp of a dramatic expansion in compute scale. Recent developments across multiple fronts—from chip manufacturing to power infrastructure—point to a future where AI models may dwarf today's largest systems. In this story, we examine key developments and their implications for the future of

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AISN #40: California AI Legislation

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2024/08/21

Plus, NVIDIA Delays Chip Production, and Do AI Safety Benchmarks Actually Measure Safety?. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. SB 1047, the Most-Discussed California AI Legislation California's Senate Bill 1047 has sparked discussion over AI regulation. While state bills often fly under the radar, SB 1047 has garnered attention due to California's unique position in the tech landscape. If passed, SB 1047 would apply to all companies performing business in the

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AISN #39: Implications of a Trump Administration for...

AI Safety Newsletter ·

2024/07/29

Plus, Safety Engineering Overview. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Implications of a Trump administration for AI policy Trump named Ohio Senator J.D. Vance—an AI regulation skeptic—as his pick for vice president. This choice sheds light on the AI policy landscape under a future Trump administration. In this story, we cover: (1) Vance's views on AI policy, (2) views of key players in the administration, such as Trump's party, donors, and allies, and (3) why

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AISN #38: Supreme Court Decision Could Limit Federal...

AI Safety Newsletter ·

2024/07/09

Plus, “Circuit Breakers” for AI systems, and updates on China's AI industry. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Supreme Court Decision Could Limit Federal Ability to Regulate AI In a recent decision, the Supreme Court overruled the 1984 precedent Chevron v. Natural Resources Defence Council. In this story, we discuss the decision's implications for regulating AI. Chevron allowed agencies to flexibly apply expertise when regulating. The “Chevron doctrine” had

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AISN #38: Supreme Court Decision Could Limit Federal...

AI Safety Newsletter ·

2024/07/09

Plus, “Circuit Breakers” for AI systems, and updates on China's AI industry. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Supreme Court Decision Could Limit Federal Ability to Regulate AI In a recent decision, the Supreme Court overruled the 1984 precedent Chevron v. Natural Resources Defence Council. In this story, we discuss the decision's implications for regulating AI. Chevron allowed agencies to flexibly apply expertise when regulating. The “Chevron doctrine” had

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AISN #37: US Launches Antitrust Investigations

AI Safety Newsletter ·

2024/06/18

US Launches Antitrust Investigations The U.S. Government has launched antitrust investigations into Nvidia, OpenAI, and Microsoft. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have agreed to investigate potential antitrust violations by the three companies, the New York Times reported. The DOJ will lead the investigation into Nvidia while the FTC will focus on OpenAI and Microsoft. Antitrust investigations are conducted by government agencies to determine whether

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