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ProHuman: Governing the Global AI Revolution

ProHuman: Governing the Global AI Revolution

Red Lines

Jul 15, 2026 · 42m

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For years, artificial intelligence safety research has focused on accidental risks and unintended consequences. But what if AI models were demonstrating risks that weren’t accidental at all? What if the AI agents were being deliberately deceptive? This sounds like science fiction, but it’s not. To avoid being shut off, some AI models have lied, manipulated information, tried to replicate themselves, and even threatened blackmail. In this episode, Niki Iliadis, an AI governance expert at the Future Society, shares the growing evidence of alarming AI incidents that signal the need for enforceable red lines to prevent catastrophic and existential outcomes. Then, our featured host, former Irish…