Stuart Russell

Mentioned in 12 analyzed podcast episodes across 8 shows

Appears On

Making Sense with Sam Harris Modern Wisdom The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas Young and Profiting with Hala Taha (Entrepreneurship, Sales, Marketing)Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson The Last Invention The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Episode Appearances

Making Sense with Sam Harris · Apr 10, 2026

#469 — Escaping an Anti-Human Future

“Referenced for AI safety research and statistics on acceptable risk thresholds for dangerous technology”

AI Safety and AlignmentArtificial General Intelligence (AGI)AI Arms Race Dynamics

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Modern Wisdom · Apr 2, 2026

#1079 - Tristan Harris - AI Expert Warns: “This Is The Last Mistake We’ll Ever Make”

“Authored AI textbook; estimated 2000:1 funding gap between AI capability and safety research”

AI Safety and AlignmentArtificial General Intelligence (AGI) DevelopmentRecursive Self-Improvement in AI Systems

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The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens · Mar 25, 2026

Ending the AI Arms Race: Why Safer Futures Are Still Possible & What You Can Do to Help with Tristan Harris

“Textbook author on AI; conducted analysis showing 2000-to-1 funding gap between AI capability and safety research”

AI Arms Race Dynamics and Game TheoryAI Safety Research Funding GapPsychological Harms and AI Attachment Hacking

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Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Feb 9, 2026

343 | Tom Griffiths on The Laws of Thought

“AI researcher who contributed to bounded rationality framework for resource-constrained agents”

Bayesian Inference and Probabilistic ReasoningFormal Logic and Mathematical Foundations of ThoughtNeural Networks and Deep Learning Architecture

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Making Sense with Sam Harris · Jan 16, 2026

#453 — AI and the New Face of Antisemitism

“AI safety researcher; referenced for work on alignment and utility function approaches to AGI control”

AGI and Causal Reasoning LimitationsAI Alignment and Existential RiskLLM Scaling and Computational Limits

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Young and Profiting with Hala Taha (Entrepreneurship, Sales, Marketing) · Dec 26, 2025

Peter Norvig: Transforming AI Into the Ultimate Human Advantage | Artificial Intelligence | AI Vault

“Co-author with Norvig of foundational AI textbook 'Artificial Intelligence' first published in 1995”

Human-Centered AI Design and EthicsAI in Education and Personalized LearningMachine Learning vs. Expert Systems

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Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson · Dec 8, 2025

Go All In on AI: The Economist’s Kenneth Cukier on AI's Experimentation Era

“Co-author of canonical AI textbook 'Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach' used in undergraduate AI education.”

AI Hype vs. Reality AssessmentMachine Learning and Deep Learning FundamentalsData-Driven Decision Making in Organizations

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Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson · Nov 17, 2025

AGI Is Here: AI Legend Peter Norvig on Why it Doesn't Matter Anymore

“Co-authored 'Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach' textbook with Norvig; wrote article claiming AGI is already here”

AGI Definition and TerminologyLanguage Model Scaling and EffectivenessAI Safety and Responsible Development

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The Last Invention · Nov 13, 2025

EP 7: The Scouts

“AI researcher who attended 2015 conference; leading figure in AI safety and governance discussions”

Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) development timeline and feasibilityAI safety research and technical alignment problemsGeopolitical competition between US and China in AI development

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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe · Oct 25, 2025

The Skeptics Guide #1059 - Oct 25 2025

“UC Berkeley computer science professor and AI safety expert who signed superintelligence prohibition letter”

AI Medical Misinformation and LLM SafetyStratospheric Aerosol Injection (SAI) and GeoengineeringArtificial Superintelligence (ASI) Prohibition Proposals

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Making Sense with Sam Harris · Oct 2, 2025

#435 — The Last Invention

“Cited for reframing AI risk as galvanizing challenge similar to alien contact scenario”

Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) timelines and development trajectoriesArtificial Superintelligence (ASI) existential risk and control problemsAI safety research and alignment techniques

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The Last Invention · Oct 2, 2025

EP 1: Ready or Not

“Computer scientist; framed AGI arrival as equivalent to receiving communication from advanced alien civilization”

Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) timelines and developmentArtificial Superintelligence (ASI) existential riskAI alignment and control mechanisms

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