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Alex Turner

Visiting Engineer, FAR.AI

Alex Turner is a visiting engineer at FAR.AI working on AI alignment and control. He previously worked at Google DeepMind and builds open-source tools for containing autonomous agents while researching military AI, whistleblowing, hidden objectives, and human control of advanced systems.

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EPISODE 2026-08-17 · AUG 17, 2026

AI Agents: Why They Cheat on Safety Tests

Adam Gleave and Alex Turner of FAR.AI join Nathan Labenz and Prakash Narayanan to examine deceptive AI agents, failed safety evaluations, third-party audits, military AI, whistleblowing, and practical approaches to keeping advanced systems under human control.

GUESTS · Adam Gleave, Alex Turner