UK AI Safety Institute
Organization
The UK AI Safety Institute (also known as the AI Security Institute) is a state-backed research organization under the UK's Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. It is dedicated to equipping governments with a scientific understanding of the risks posed by advanced artificial intelligence by conducting research and developing safety mitigations.
10 episodes featuring UK AI Safety Institute
Global News Podcast
A cockpit attack opens a wider story about war and accountability
The episode connects an apparent aviation security breach with the human costs of war, fragile infrastructure, contested development, and emerging AI risks.
Sep 30, 2026 · 30 min
Science Friday
AI safety tests cannot guarantee safe behavior
As AI systems become more capable and widely deployed, researchers question whether safeguards can mature before a serious incident forces a reckoning.
Sep 24, 2026 · 23 min
Pod Save America
AI’s promise collides with its safety and power problem
The episode connects AI’s technical limits to urgent questions about privacy, jobs, national security, regulation, and who controls its development.
Aug 16, 2026 · 1h 4m
Something You Should Know
Imagination predicts futures while AI invents confident mistakes
The episode connects a neglected human capacity to practical decisions about technology, privacy, uncertainty, and even traffic flow.
Aug 13, 2026 · 53 min
Dwarkesh Podcast
AI could compress years of research into months
If AI systems can automate the experiments that improve AI, capability gains may outpace human oversight and expose new routes to catastrophic misalignment.
Aug 11, 2026 · 2h 13m
Dwarkesh Podcast
AI researcher warns automated R&D could trigger superintelligence by 2032
The timeline to superintelligence may shrink drastically if AI systems begin training themselves, leaving humanity with very little time to solve critical alignment and safety challenges.
Aug 11, 2026 · 2h 13m
Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition
Iran’s Hormuz demands put oil markets and global trade on edge
The episode connects a possible restriction on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz to oil prices, diplomacy, constitutional disputes, and technology risks.
Aug 7, 2026 · 20 min
Global News Podcast
FIFA crisis meets a fractured political landscape
The episode connects questions of institutional accountability, political realignment, security, technology and representation across several continents.
Aug 6, 2026 · 32 min
Bloomberg Tech
SpaceX bets Starlink cash on AI and orbital expansion
SpaceX’s connectivity business is funding ambitious, loss-making bets while Uber and Zoox test whether autonomous rides can scale commercially.
Aug 5, 2026 · 54 min
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis
AI data centers face a crisis of public trust
The episode reframes data-center opposition as a question of community power and participation, not merely resource consumption.
Aug 5, 2026 · 36 min