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Carina Prunkl is a researcher at Inria. She joins the podcast to discuss how to assess the capabilities and risks of general-purpose AI. We examine why systems can solve hard coding and math problems yet still fail at simple tasks, why pre-deployment tests often miss real-world behavior, and how faster capability gains can increase misuse risks. The conversation also covers de-skilling, red teaming, layered safeguards, and warning signs that AIs might undermine oversight.
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(00:00) Episode Preview
(01:04) Introducing the report
(02:10) Jagged frontier capabilities
(05:29) Formal reasoning progress
(12:36) Risks and evaluation science
(19:00) Funding evaluation capacity
(24:03) Autonomy and de-skilling
(31:32) Authenticity and AI companions
(41:00) Defense in depth methods
(48:34) Loss of control risks
(53:16) Where to read report
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