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Season 2 of The Coherence Times Podcast has arrived. Follow along as host Ryan Mandelbaum interviews quantum computing experts about the latest developments in quantum algorithms, hardware, systems, and more. Learn how researchers and engineers around the world are pushing the boundaries of what's possible and discover what the next decade may hold for generational technology.
Explore the podcast → ibm.com/think/podcast/the-coherence-times
Season 2 of The Coherence Times Podcast has arrived. Follow along as host Ryan Mandelbaum interviews quantum computing experts about the latest developments in quantum algorithms, hardware, systems, and more. Learn how researchers and engineers around the world are pushing the boundaries of what's possible and discover what the next decade may hold for generational technology.





![Why do AI models need to be safe?
IBM Fellow Kush Varshney explains how IBM Research is responding to the evolving safety risks associated with generative AI.
https://research.ibm.com/blog/map-measure-manage-gen-ai
Introduction [00:00]
Why do we need AI safety? [00:09]
Determining what is harmful [1:55]
Granite Guardian to detect risks [3:00]
Alignment vs. steerability [6:17]
How to AI models make decisions? [9:35]
Are certain steering methods more effective? [12:20]
Intrinsic functions for generative AI [16:06]
What is generative computing? [17:05]
Surprises and lessons learned [19:44]
Innovating responsibly [20:58]
Whats next for AI safety research [26:08]
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