ALT Steph Guerra, molecular biologist and bio-security expert at Rand Corporation; conducts research at the intersection of AI and biotechnology. Biggest concern: lab leaks
ALT “We don't have the right response infrastructure or safeguards in place, and we should be acting now to put those in place, given the magnitude of harm that could be possible.” - Steph Guerra, molecular biologist and biosecurity expert at RAND Corporation
ALT Heidy Khlaaf, chief AI scientist at the AI Now Institute; former OpenAI senior systems safety engineer. Biggest concern: nuclear catastrophe
ALT “Part of the modern field of risk assessment was born out of the Manhattan Project. ... How safe is safe enough? That is the question that any safety engineer has to ask, and is core to everything that follows.” - Heidy Khlaaf, chief AI scientist at the AI Now Institute and former OpenAI senior systems safety engineer
ALT Rob Reich, Stanford professor of social ethics of science and technology; adviser on California's AI policies; former adviser for the US AI Safety Institute. Biggest concern: chemical, biological, and radiological threats
ALT “‘Democratizing AI’ sounds pretty worrisome. … When Tech Bros say ‘democratizing,’ it means access, but if you thought for two seconds about what democracy means, it’s the rule of law, it’s governance. Where’s the governance part of your goddamn democratizing AI?” - Rob Reich, Stanford professor of social ethics in technology and AI policy adviser
Nov 10, 2026 · 2:20 PM UTC