Tom Barnes joins the podcast to discuss how much the world spends on AI capabilities versus AI safety, how governments can prepare for advanced AI, and how to build a more resilient world.

Tom's report on advanced AI

Timestamps: 00:00 Spending on safety vs capabilities

09:06 Racing dynamics - is the classic story true?

28:15 How are governments preparing for advanced AI?

49:06 US-China dialogues on AI

57:44 Coordination failures

1:04:26 Global resilience

1:13:09 Patient philanthropy

The John von Neumann biography we reference