Holly Elmore

Max Tegmark, a physicist and AI safety advocate, highlights the lack of credible containment plans for superintelligence. Roman Yampolskiy discusses the necessity of formal proofs to ensure AI control. Liv Boeree emphasizes the power of creative messaging to rally support for AI safety. Michael Trazzi shares his public hunger strike against AI dangers, while Emmett Shear suggests fostering cooperative relationships with AI. Gary Marcus critiques gloomy predictions and calls for realistic threat modeling, while Roko Mijic debates the complexities of AI's impact on civilization.

Holly Elmore, Executive Director of PauseAI US and AI-risk activist, explores the dire consequences of unchecked AI development. She discusses the stark message of Eliezer Yudkowsky's new book, emphasizing the urgent need for community action. Holly examines the rationalist community's reluctance to support prominent calls for AI safety, likening it to a 'circular firing squad.' She highlights innovative activism tactics and critiques the media’s portrayal of AI risks, urging listeners to engage and signal support for crucial safety movements.

Holly Elmore, founder of Pause AI US and former evolutionary biologist with a Harvard PhD, explains the Pause movement and why an indefinite halt on frontier AI matters. She links animal-welfare ethics to AI safety. Short takes cover pauses as strategy, limits of compute-based metrics, hardware governance, and how industry normalizes risk.

Holly Elmore, Executive Director of PauseAI US and a passionate activist, discusses the tensions within the AI safety community and her decision to lead protests against frontier AI labs. She shares her experiences of feeling betrayed by former allies and highlights the insular nature of effective altruism, where reputation often takes precedence over genuine safety concerns. Holly emphasizes the importance of public advocacy, explaining how shifting focus can bridge gaps between communities and reduce harmful tribalism in AI discourse.

Holly Elmore, executive director of PauseAI US and AI policy advocate who pushes for slowing rapid AI deployment. She critiques Anthropic's persona-focused fixes versus true base-model alignment. Conversations cover naming-and-shaming tactics, Dario Amodei's role in accelerating the race, and how winner-takes-all narratives and geopolitical frames justify risky rushes.