How To Forge A Career in the AI Regulation & Safety Space (& Bug Bounty Hunting for Gen AI) - w/ Aashka

In this episode featured not-expert is Aashka Patel. Aashka is the founder of various initiatives all focused on AI regulation, including her podcast  @onairwithaashka , while also being a freelance bug bounty hunter for Anthropic.The topic for today’s discussion is AI Safety and Regulation - what exactly it means, why its important and what the average person of the world can do to play their part. We also go over some of the most critical risks that are already becoming prevalent, including the tragic incident of a florida teenager who tragically ended his life in connection with a character.ai bot and steps that can be taken to prevent such instances to the degree possible. We also go over potential career paths in this space that are going to blow up in upcoming years and user responsibility with AI interactions.

Resources:https://www.anthropic.com/research/constitutional-ai-harmlessness-from-ai-feedbackhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/aashkapatel608/Chatbot hints at suggesting k*lling parents: https://www.npr.org/2024/12/10/nx-s1-5222574/kids-character-ai-lawsuit

Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction + Background(02:42) On AGI & Regulation(04:35) Aashka's Journey into AI Safety(08:10) Understanding Anthropic and Constitutional AI(12:00) How did ChatGPT ship before Claude AI(14:53) AI Prompt Jailbreaking as a starting point(21:05) Most Critical Risks of AI Tools(27:01) On Florida teenager incident linked to character.ai bots(29:12) How to setup guard-rails to prevent AI mishaps?(32:45) Career Paths in AI Safety and Regulation(37:40) The Need for AI Education and Awareness(39:39) AI in classrooms - genius or dangerous?(44:03) The Role of Nonprofits in AI Safety(47:09) User Responsibility in AI Interactions(49:44) Outro + Gratitude