Owain Evans on AXRPodcast: why model introspection matters for safety and welfare
Sauers_ · x · 2026-10-05
Sauers shares and endorses Owain Evans's appearance on AXRPodcast discussing model introspection — models' ability to perceive and report on their own internal states. The conversation covers how this capability could serve both AI safety (detecting deceptive alignment and internal anomalies) and emerging model welfare research.
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