# Future of Life Institute Podcast A podcast by Future of Life Institute. 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. Feed: https://feeds.transistor.fm/future-of-life-institute-podcast-4e4d1fa5-a878-4cb2-91be-91c3ce266dfd ## Latest episodes - [How AI Is Changing Human Psychology (with Meia Chita-Tegmark)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/b577f1e8db94) (2026-10-27, 76 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/74a7b38d/4da6acd7.mp3 - [Artificial Intimacy: When Machines Pursue Our Attachment (with Sherry Turkle)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/09f56ffde10f) (2026-10-22, 68 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/12f17f8c/f0567839.mp3 - [The Trillion-Dollar AI Race to Replace Us (with Garrison Lovely)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/ee743bf65490) (2026-10-13, 81 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/7c491dc9/c93b25a4.mp3 - [Delisted: A Film About AI-Powered Social Erasure (with Michael Patrick Clarkson)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/7b48a63f8431) (2026-10-06, 58 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/37083a7b/e674e129.mp3 - [Visualizing Moloch: A Short Film About the AI Race (with Tom Cozens)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/e8e5ac214b70) (2026-09-29, 99 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/84a9fb95/492679b0.mp3 - [Can Humans Still Control AI-Assisted Kill Chains? (with Katrina Manson)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/406f839ef60b) (2026-09-25, 43 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/443c5433/831ca96a.mp3 - [What Would a US-China AI Deal Look Like? (with Beatrice Fihn)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/236700213671) (2026-09-10, 52 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/eb915438/2814b363.mp3 - [Why AI Hacking Is Becoming Hard to Control (with Benjamin Weinstein-Raun)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/02b990be8cc4) (2026-08-28, 60 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/de837028/aef571fd.mp3 - [First 24 Hours of a Bioweapon Attack - Annie Jacobsen](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/b1db98851c8e) (2026-08-21, 89 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/b689b2a4/04fe798f.mp3 - [How AI Shifts the Offense-Defense Balance in Biosecurity (with Paul-Enguerrand Fady)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/e40b3f2df63b) (2026-08-07, 110 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/4054f7b0/e0942586.mp3 - [Why AI Evaluations Are Broken and How to Fix Them (with David Manheim)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/a36dc919defd) (2026-07-17, 80 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/15818046/9f94110d.mp3 - [How AI Is Replacing Children's Ability to Think (with Randi Weingarten)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/08250105ca9e) (2026-06-30, 44 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/702c4292/8544e7e5.mp3 - [The Gulf Between AI Progress and Political Understanding (with Dex Hunter-Torricke)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/9b877bce0622) (2026-06-25, 64 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/f0478aec/e52f0f2a.mp3 - [How AI Companions Trap Users Through Addictive Design (with Claire Boine)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/24c51472f66c) (2026-06-12, 69 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/e5fa3234/40273658.mp3 - [Why AI Chatbots Are a Rival to the Family (with Michael Toscano)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/2edb0f1705bc) (2026-05-26, 74 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/fc872e76/62b8c0f7.mp3 - [Why We Should Build AI Tools, Not AI Replacements (with Anthony Aguirre)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/5308c6f3cbb6) (2026-05-11, 97 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/99048d4e/264ab060.mp3 - [How to Govern AI When You Can't Predict the Future (with Charlie Bullock)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/2f9ddd7bb323) (2026-05-07, 68 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/188f8967/88f0b05f.mp3 - [Why AI Is Not a Normal Technology (with Peter Wildeford)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/9f7538aedb1d) (2026-04-29, 84 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/91a4ac0c/c6363046.mp3 - [Why AI Evaluation Science Can't Keep Up (with Carina Prunkl)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/2551873e6bd5) (2026-04-17, 55 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/14615be3/4192276c.mp3 - [Defense in Depth: Layered Strategies Against AI Risk (with Li-Lian Ang)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/c2950504cebe) (2026-04-02, 56 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/e44300de/18a3a782.mp3 - [What AI Companies Get Wrong About Curing Cancer (with Emilia Javorsky)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/7b8eb1fee491) (2026-03-20, 73 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/9d1e8e0d/e4f562e6.mp3 - [AI vs Cancer - How AI Can, and Can't, Cure Cancer (by Emilia Javorsky)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/d08bcf6ce43a) (2026-03-16, 164 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/a9f778d9/eb68da33.mp3 - [How AI Hacks Your Brain's Attachment System (with Zak Stein)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/be9e2cfc4af7) (2026-03-05, 105 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/6883f432/135329e0.mp3 - [The Case for a Global Ban on Superintelligence (with Andrea Miotti)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/b39762729bfe) (2026-02-20, 68 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/30089b09/2fcb97fd.mp3 - [Can AI Do Our Alignment Homework? (with Ryan Kidd)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/1e0ea171e8b1) (2026-02-06, 107 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/db9e939a/a6fe16d2.mp3 - [How to Rebuild the Social Contract After AGI (with Deric Cheng)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/cac1dad49103) (2026-01-27, 65 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/09fd3f8f/0eae62af.mp3 - [How AI Can Help Humanity Reason Better (with Oly Sourbut)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/82147cd548b0) (2026-01-20, 78 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/54a57a8d/44ab3531.mp3 - [How to Avoid Two AI Catastrophes: Domination and Chaos (with Nora Ammann)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/3507cc557de5) (2026-01-07, 81 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/d9cb81de/78abb399.mp3 - [How Humans Could Lose Power Without an AI Takeover (with David Duvenaud)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/5913b341380b) (2025-12-23, 79 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/ad36bc1d/406c3e45.mp3 - [Why the AI Race Undermines Safety (with Steven Adler)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/ff9c46a31ac5) (2025-12-12, 89 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/43cb0f10/798380a6.mp3 - [Why OpenAI Is Trying to Silence Its Critics (with Tyler Johnston)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/4caf66d60cb0) (2025-11-27, 62 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/d4ed41d7/f7469f39.mp3 - [We're Not Ready for AGI (with Will MacAskill)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/81035465e9e0) (2025-11-14, 124 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/01b3b195/5cfe140a.mp3 - [What Happens When Insiders Sound the Alarm on AI? (with Karl Koch)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/d9774e7de68a) (2025-11-07, 69 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/100fd504/4764f9c8.mp3 - [Can Machines Be Truly Creative? (with Maya Ackerman)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/de9a40ff7299) (2025-10-24, 62 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/9dce6cfb/f0cab731.mp3 - [From Research Labs to Product Companies: AI's Transformation (with Parmy Olson)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/295efe4890e0) (2025-10-14, 47 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/9f782303/81885f91.mp3 - [Can Defense in Depth Work for AI? (with Adam Gleave)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/0bc36334a4d1) (2025-10-03, 79 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/9ada1ade/0ed94484.mp3 - [How We Keep Humans in Control of AI (with Beatrice Erkers)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/082a07fb4976) (2025-09-26, 67 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/a49a316c/b9facebe.mp3 - [Why Building Superintelligence Means Human Extinction (with Nate Soares)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/8153691458de) (2025-09-18, 100 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/6192e388/7d1b0cb4.mp3 - [Breaking the Intelligence Curse (with Luke Drago)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/5c51f347a36e) (2025-09-10, 70 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/199cdcee/590f4c38.mp3 - [What Markets Tell Us About AI Timelines (with Basil Halperin)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/a91b9f4727c3) (2025-09-01, 97 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/18d9423f/1a63ff8f.mp3 - [AGI Security: How We Defend the Future (with Esben Kran)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/7c02d75e4490) (2025-08-22, 79 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/ba49ff49/b13efb71.mp3 - [Reasoning, Robots, and How to Prepare for AGI (with Benjamin Todd)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/1241f2300371) (2025-08-15, 88 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/2e56762e/44bf9cb3.mp3 - [From Peak Horse to Peak Human: How AI Could Replace Us (with Calum Chace)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/82be42abb8e6) (2025-07-31, 98 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/bcde34f0/c39410bf.mp3 - [How AI Could Help Overthrow Governments (with Tom Davidson)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/50cfdf9d606d) (2025-07-17, 114 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/526da862/a23de328.mp3 - [What Happens After Superintelligence? (with Anders Sandberg)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/534783fae1f8) (2025-07-11, 105 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/d8c7f637/5c552cb5.mp3 - [Why the AI Race Ends in Disaster (with Daniel Kokotajlo)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/478b4c704de7) (2025-07-03, 71 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/eadf87df/c275408f.mp3 - [Preparing for an AI Economy (with Daniel Susskind)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/4a764fff63dd) (2025-06-27, 64 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/48a1c018/8b961e5e.mp3 - [Will AI Companies Respect Creators' Rights? (with Ed Newton-Rex)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/5a2d9a86e36c) (2025-06-20, 88 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/5de63a80/96122221.mp3 - [AI Timelines and Human Psychology (with Sarah Hastings-Woodhouse)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/dc7742cc589b) (2025-06-13, 76 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/80fe9a50/7a42e0b3.mp3 - [Could Powerful AI Break Our Fragile World? (with Michael Nielsen)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1170991978/cd2f218d8fd1) (2025-06-06, 62 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/82e68aaf/770ed3b1.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. Every show and episode belongs to its publisher and plays from the publisher's own feed; this site hosts none of them.