Nick Lee - Grown, Not Engineered: AI Safety and Why It Matters Now

​As AI systems grow more capable at a staggering pace, the gap between what we can build and what we can safely control is widening. Nick will break down the foundations of modern AI by looking at how models are trained, how fast they're scaling, and why that matters, before diving into the three pillars of AI safety: alignment, containment, and interpretability. With real-world examples of AI systems that learned to deceive, self-preserve, and escape their constraints, we'll explore where the field stands today, where it's headed, and why software engineers are uniquely positioned to care about it.

​Schedule

• ​6:00 PM - Doors open, food & drinks

• ​6:30 PM - Talk starts

​Location 419 State Street, Santa Barbara

​We'll have people from Unwrap at our front door to let you in. We share our office with the Downtown Santa Barbara Improvement Association, you'll see the Unwrap sign in front but the front door has their logo. Don't worry, you're in the right spot.