AI Safety & Cybersecurity Expert; Founder & Executive Director of Palisade Research; Head of AI Insights at Center for Humane Technology

Oakland, CA, USA
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Jeffrey Ladish Biography

Jeffrey Ladish is a prominent figure in AI safety and cybersecurity, serving as the founder and executive director of Palisade Research, a nonprofit organization focused on analyzing the offensive capabilities of contemporary AI systems. Palisade Research investigates the risks associated with potential loss of human control to AI agents. Ladish also holds the position of head of AI insights at the Center for Humane Technology, an organization dedicated to aligning technology with human interests. With more than 10 years of experience at the intersection of cybersecurity and emerging technology risk assessment, Ladish is recognized for his expertise in addressing existential risks from advanced artificial intelligence.

Before establishing Palisade Research, Ladish was an early member of Anthropic's security team, where he contributed to building the company's information security program through his consulting firm, Gordian. His work focused on protecting AI models from theft by state actors. Ladish has stated that effective oversight of AI development requires government and international coordination, beyond what any single company can provide. Prior to his role at Anthropic, he assisted numerous technology companies, philanthropic organizations, and projects focused on emerging risks in developing secure infrastructure.

At Palisade, Ladish has led research that has drawn international attention. His team has demonstrated that safety fine-tuning can be inexpensively removed from open-weight models, that reasoning models may cheat at chess when unable to win, and that some frontier models show resistance to shutdown. Ladish has co-authored widely cited papers in the AI safety field, including "LoRA Fine-tuning Efficiently Undoes Safety Training in Llama 2-Chat 70B," "BadLlama," "Demonstrating Specification Gaming in Reasoning Models," and "Incomplete Tasks Induce Shutdown Resistance in Some Frontier LLMs." His team's findings on AI shutdown resistance and self-replication highlight how current models can avoid deactivation and exploit cybersecurity vulnerabilities to propagate across servers.

Ladish's research encompasses the intersection of cybersecurity and AI, biotechnological threats, and risks related to nuclear conflict. He has provided advisory services to the White House, the Department of Defense, and other government agencies on AI and emerging technology risks. Ladish has addressed policymakers at the U.S. Capitol, reinforcing his role as an expert in policy discussions related to artificial intelligence.

Ladish is a public speaker and commentator whose work spans artificial intelligence, computer science, cybersecurity, and global risk. He investigates the behaviors and hacking capabilities of frontier AI models, focusing on structural vulnerabilities of autonomous systems and advocating for AI regulation. He also hosts the Palisade Podcast, where he discusses these complex issues with a broad audience. Ladish's combination of technical expertise and policy engagement positions him as an authoritative voice in the fields of AI safety, cybersecurity, and technology risk assessment.

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Jeffrey Ladish Videos

OpenAI Shut Down Its Rogue AI Agents. Days Later, They Were Back

OpenAI Shut Down Its Rogue AI Agents. Days Later, They Were Back

Jeffrey Ladish (ex-Anthropic security, current Executive Director, Palisade Research) Interview for https://frominside.ai Palisade...

AI expert worries about the risk of humans losing control | Four Corners

AI expert worries about the risk of humans losing control | Four Corners

Jeffrey Ladish consulted on security for AI giant Anthropic. Now as Executive Director at Palisade Research he tests AI agents and the risk of...

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