Episode 006: OT Ransomware Surges 140%; FLI Warns AI Lacks Safety

The Future of Life Institute warns of a "striking lack" of safety commitments across major AI companies, while new research unveils that large language models are fundamentally incentivized to guess rather than acknowledge uncertainty. Simultaneously, reports confirm ransomware attacks on industrial systems surged 140% over four years, with 38% of incidents compromising physical safety systems and operational reliability. In response, the US government pivots grid security requirements to internal network monitoring; professionals must embrace architectural controls like segmentation and FinOps to reduce threat surface and curb massive cloud overspending.