David Dalrymple on Safeguarded, Transformative AI

David "davidad" Dalrymple joins the podcast to explore Safeguarded AI — an approach to ensuring the safety of highly advanced AI systems. We discuss the structure and layers of Safeguarded AI, how to formalize more aspects of the world, and how to build safety into computer hardware.  You can learn more about David's work at ARIA here:   https://www.aria.org.uk/opportunity-spaces/mathematics-for-safe-ai/safeguarded-ai/   Timestamps:  00:00 What is Safeguarded AI?  16:28 Implementing Safeguarded AI 22:58 Can we trust Safeguarded AIs?  31:00 Formalizing more of the world  37:34 The performance cost of verified AI  47:58 Changing attitudes towards AI  52:39 Flexible‬‭ Hardware-Enabled‬‭ Guarantees 01:24:15 Mind uploading  01:36:14 Lessons from David's early life