Getting Agentic w/ Alistair Lowe-Norris

Getting Agentic w/ Alistair Lowe-Norris

From Into AI Safety by Jacob Haimes

October 20, 2025 · 1h 12m · Episode 24

About this episode

Alistair Lowe-Norris discusses AI compliance standards and responsible AI adoption.

Alistair Lowe-Norris, Chief Responsible AI Officer at Iridius and co-host of The Agentic Insider podcast, joins to discuss AI compliance standards, the importance of narrowly scoping systems, and how procurement requirements could encourage responsible AI adoption across industries. We explore the gap between the empty promises companies provide and actual safety practices, as well as the importance of vigilance and continuous oversight. Listen to Alistair on his podcast , The Agentic Insider! As part of my effort to make this whole podcasting thing more sustainable, I have created a Kairos.fm Patreon which includes an extended version of this episode. Supporting gets you access to these extended cuts, as well as other perks in development. Chapters (00:00) - Intro (02:46) - Trustworthy AI and the Human Side of Change (13:57) - This is Essentially Avatar, Right? (23:00) - AI Call Centers (49:38) - Standards, Audits, and Accountability (01:04:11) - What Happens when Standards aren’t Met? Links Iridius website GPT-5 Commentary Where's Your Ed At blogpost - How Does GPT-5 Work? Zvi LessWrong blogpost - GPT-5: The Reverse DeepSeek moment Blood in the Machine article - GPT-5 Is a…

People in this episode

Host: Jacob Haimes

Guest: Alistair Lowe-Norris

Topics covered

  • AI compliance standards
  • responsible AI adoption
  • safety practices
  • procurement requirements
  • continuous oversight

Keywords

  • AI safety
  • compliance
  • procurement
  • oversight
  • responsible AI

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Iridius, The Agentic Insider, Gartner

Products: GPT-5

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