Big Technology Podcast
Big Technology Podcast
Alex Kantrowitz
AI's Rising Risks: Hacking, Virology, Loss of Control — With Dan Hendrycks
1 hour 14 minutes Posted Mar 26, 2025 at 2:37 pm.
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Dan Hendrycks is the Director and co-founder of the Center for AI Safety, and an advisor to Scale AI and xAI. He joins Big Technology Podcast for a discussion of AI's growing risk profile, and what to do about it. Tune in to hear Hendricks explain why virology expertise in AI models is an immediate concern and how these systems might soon enable devastating hacks. We also cover intelligence explosion scenarios, the geopolitical implications of AI development, and why an international AI arms race could lead to faster development than the world can handle. Hit play for an insider's perspective on how governments and AI labs are wrestling with unprecedented technological power that could reshape global security.


Connect with Dan:


https://www.nationalsecurity.ai/

https://x.com/DanHendrycks