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How DeepMind Red‑Teams AI—and Why It Matters

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How DeepMind Red‑Teams AI—and Why It Matters

The Tech Download

Jan 29
The Tech Download

The Tech Download

Jan 29
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Two of Google DeepMind’s leaders—Dawn Bloxwich (Responsible Development & Innovation) and Tom Lue (VP, Frontier AI Global Affairs)—open the playbook on frontier safety and policy. Bloxwich explains how DeepMind blends structured evaluations with red‑teamin...

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In this episode of 'The Tech Download,' leaders from Google DeepMind tackle the urgent, evolving challenge of ensuring AI remains controllable, beneficial, and aligned with human values — not as a theoretical concern, but as an active engineering and policy priority.
06:21
AlphaFold exemplifies early risk anticipation in responsible AI development
17:44
A scientific and rigorous approach to safety and responsibility will be applied to address AGI risks in advance.
26:57
Involving China in global AI standard-setting is crucial but challenging due to political tensions
37:01
Companies need to show the real benefits and positive impacts of AI, like Weather Next's accurate weather prediction, to counter scapegoating
42:48
Trump's executive order invalidated state laws on AI in the US

Chapters

How do you build powerful AI without losing control?
00:00
What happens when AI gets too persuasive — or too convincing?
11:57
Can the world agree on AI rules before it’s too late?
23:51
How are governments really responding — and what’s working?
30:30
Why does AI regulation keep falling behind reality?
39:56

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Dawn Bloxwich: A CNBC original podcast. Arjun Kharpal: Hello and welcome to The Tech Download, a new CNBC original podcast where we unpack the tech stories that matter most. Steve Kovach: Each season, we dive into one big theme and what it means for your...