# Future of Life Institute Podcast Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-life-institute-podcast-1112471 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-life-institute-podcast-1112471.md RSS feed: https://feeds.transistor.fm/future-of-life-institute-podcast-4e4d1fa5-a878-4cb2-91be-91c3ce266dfd Official site: http://podcast.futureoflife.org Author: Future of Life Institute Episodes: 271 ## Resource The Future of Life Institute (FLI) is a nonprofit working to reduce global catastrophic and existential risk from powerful technologies. In particular, FLI focuses on risks from artificial intelligence (AI), biotechnology, nuclear weapons and climate change. The Institute's work is made up of three main strands: grantmaking for risk reduction, educational outreach, and advocacy within the United Nations, US government and European Union institutions. FLI has become one of the world's leading voices on the governance of AI having created one of the earliest and most influential sets of governance principles: the Asilomar AI Principles. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/future-of-life-institute-podcast-1112471 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-life-institute-podcast-1112471.md ## Episodes - [How AI Is Replacing Children's Ability to Think (with Randi Weingarten)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-life-institute-podcast-1112471/how-ai-is-replacing-children-s-ability-to-think-with-randi-weingarten) — 2026-06-30T15:46:17+00:00 - [The Gulf Between AI Progress and Political Understanding (with Dex Hunter-Torricke)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-life-institute-podcast-1112471/the-gulf-between-ai-progress-and-political-understanding-with-dex-hunter-torricke) — 2026-06-25T17:04:06+00:00 - [How AI Companions Trap Users Through Addictive Design (with Claire Boine)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-life-institute-podcast-1112471/how-ai-companions-trap-users-through-addictive-design-with-claire-boine) — 2026-06-12T19:56:13+00:00 - [Why AI Chatbots Are a Rival to the Family (with Michael Toscano)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-life-institute-podcast-1112471/why-ai-chatbots-are-a-rival-to-the-family-with-michael-toscano) — 2026-05-26T15:19:41+00:00 - [Why We Should Build AI Tools, Not AI Replacements (with Anthony Aguirre)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-life-institute-podcast-1112471/why-we-should-build-ai-tools-not-ai-replacements-with-anthony-aguirre) — 2026-05-11T17:22:21+00:00 - [How to Govern AI When You Can't Predict the Future (with Charlie Bullock)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-life-institute-podcast-1112471/how-to-govern-ai-when-you-can-t-predict-the-future-with-charlie-bullock) — 2026-05-07T16:16:46+00:00 - [Why AI Is Not a Normal Technology (with Peter Wildeford)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-life-institute-podcast-1112471/why-ai-is-not-a-normal-technology-with-peter-wildeford) — 2026-04-29T19:56:51+00:00 - [Why AI Evaluation Science Can't Keep Up (with Carina Prunkl)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-life-institute-podcast-1112471/why-ai-evaluation-science-can-t-keep-up-with-carina-prunkl) — 2026-04-17T15:54:27+00:00 - [Defense in Depth: Layered Strategies Against AI Risk (with Li-Lian Ang)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-life-institute-podcast-1112471/defense-in-depth-layered-strategies-against-ai-risk-with-li-lian-ang) — 2026-04-02T19:48:38+00:00 - [What AI Companies Get Wrong About Curing Cancer (with Emilia Javorsky)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-life-institute-podcast-1112471/what-ai-companies-get-wrong-about-curing-cancer-with-emilia-javorsky) — 2026-03-20T13:45:55+00:00 - [AI vs Cancer - How AI Can, and Can't, Cure Cancer (by Emilia Javorsky)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-life-institute-podcast-1112471/ai-vs-cancer-how-ai-can-and-can-t-cure-cancer-by-emilia-javorsky) — 2026-03-16T11:49:18+00:00 - [How AI Hacks Your Brain's Attachment System (with Zak Stein)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-life-institute-podcast-1112471/how-ai-hacks-your-brain-s-attachment-system-with-zak-stein) — 2026-03-05T16:59:46+00:00 - [The Case for a Global Ban on Superintelligence (with Andrea Miotti)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-life-institute-podcast-1112471/the-case-for-a-global-ban-on-superintelligence-with-andrea-miotti) — 2026-02-20T19:24:00+00:00 - [Can AI Do Our Alignment Homework? (with Ryan Kidd)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-life-institute-podcast-1112471/can-ai-do-our-alignment-homework-with-ryan-kidd) — 2026-02-06T11:34:23+00:00 - [How to Rebuild the Social Contract After AGI (with Deric Cheng)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-life-institute-podcast-1112471/how-to-rebuild-the-social-contract-after-agi-with-deric-cheng) — 2026-01-27T14:53:38+00:00 - [How AI Can Help Humanity Reason Better (with Oly Sourbut)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-life-institute-podcast-1112471/how-ai-can-help-humanity-reason-better-with-oly-sourbut) — 2026-01-20T15:05:00+00:00 - [How to Avoid Two AI Catastrophes: Domination and Chaos (with Nora Ammann)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-life-institute-podcast-1112471/how-to-avoid-two-ai-catastrophes-domination-and-chaos-with-nora-ammann) — 2026-01-07T10:55:21+00:00 - [How Humans Could Lose Power Without an AI Takeover (with David Duvenaud)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-life-institute-podcast-1112471/how-humans-could-lose-power-without-an-ai-takeover-with-david-duvenaud) — 2025-12-23T12:28:17+00:00 - [Why the AI Race Undermines Safety (with Steven Adler)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-life-institute-podcast-1112471/why-the-ai-race-undermines-safety-with-steven-adler) — 2025-12-12T12:33:47+00:00 - [Why OpenAI Is Trying to Silence Its Critics (with Tyler Johnston)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-life-institute-podcast-1112471/why-openai-is-trying-to-silence-its-critics-with-tyler-johnston) — 2025-11-27T13:58:06+00:00 - [We're Not Ready for AGI (with Will MacAskill)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-life-institute-podcast-1112471/we-re-not-ready-for-agi-with-will-macaskill) — 2025-11-14T14:32:49+00:00 - [What Happens When Insiders Sound the Alarm on AI? (with Karl Koch)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-life-institute-podcast-1112471/what-happens-when-insiders-sound-the-alarm-on-ai-with-karl-koch) — 2025-11-07T12:10:45+00:00 - [Can Machines Be Truly Creative? (with Maya Ackerman)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-life-institute-podcast-1112471/can-machines-be-truly-creative-with-maya-ackerman) — 2025-10-24T12:34:44+00:00 - [From Research Labs to Product Companies: AI's Transformation (with Parmy Olson)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-life-institute-podcast-1112471/from-research-labs-to-product-companies-ai-s-transformation-with-parmy-olson) — 2025-10-14T09:58:30+00:00 - [Can Defense in Depth Work for AI? (with Adam Gleave)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-life-institute-podcast-1112471/can-defense-in-depth-work-for-ai-with-adam-gleave) — 2025-10-03T12:23:56+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. A page view does not automatically enqueue transcription.