AI, Cybersecurity, and Securing Model Weights with Miles Brundage and Chris Rohlf
In this episode, Miles Brundage and Chris Rohlf join us to explore how AI is reshaping cybersecurity—from the offense-defense balance to securing model weights. We also discuss “AI security doomerism” and what policymakers can do to strengthen AI system protections.
The AI Policy Podcast · Center for Strategic and International Studies
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Show Notes
In this episode, we’re joined by Miles Brundage, independent AI policy researcher and former Head of Policy Research at OpenAI, and Chris Rohlf, Security Engineer at Meta and cybersecurity expert. We cover the fundamentals of cybersecurity today (9:20), whether AI is tipping the offense-defense balance (21:00), the critical challenge of securing AI model weights (34:55), the debate over “AI security doomerism” (1:03:15), and how policymakers can strengthen incentives to secure AI systems (1:08:46).