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Anthropic’s Jeff Bleich on AI safety and democracy

October 08, 2026

In this episode of our TSD Artificial Intelligence Masterclass, Politico Australia's Ryan Heath interviews Anthropic International Special Envoy, Jeff Bleich.AI safety was a key theme of the interview. And continued a common theme from the frontier labs of proactively seeking government intervention into the sector, vastly different to the social media pioneers who demanded government stay out of their business. Jeff says that ideally pacing frontier AI doesn’t just mean preventing the AI...

AI and cybersecurity with ASD Director-General Abi Bradshaw

October 07, 2026

In the next episode of our TSD Artificial Intelligence Masterclass series, Justin Bassi speaks to Abi Bradshaw, Director-General of the Australian Signals Directorate.The discussion explores how the capabilities of AI models have evolved over the past six months and how frontier models can be used to protect Australia’s national security, including in cyber defence.Abi shared her views on the need for governments to grapple with the technology, noting that cybersecurity and AI are not a spect...

OpenAI’s Ann O’Leary on AI guardrails, geopolitics and global governance

October 02, 2026

On 14 September, ASPI hosted its Sydney Dialogue Artificial Intelligence Masterclass in Canberra. We’re bringing some of the sessions to Stop the World listeners in the coming weeks.   In this episode, David Wroe speaks with Ann O’Leary, Vice President of Global Policy at OpenAI. They discuss AI safety, the impact of the Hugging Face hack and the role of third-party evaluators. They also discuss Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s call for a slowdown and the significance of his statement on the need...

Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Podcast Series · High booking difficulty · 100 - 1,000 listeners

Voices of Innovation · Medium booking difficulty · 100 - 1,000 listeners

AI Summer · High booking difficulty · 100 - 1,000 listeners

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The publicly listed email for Stop the World: podcast@aspi.org.au.

How many listeners does Stop the World have?

Podseeker estimates Stop the World reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Stop the World?

Stop the World typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Senior defence, government, military, think-tank, academic or technology-sector expertise with direct responsibility for national security, strategic policy, emerging technology or defence capability. Common among recent guests: Leadership of major defence, government or policy institutions; Senior military or public-service appointments; Published strategic-policy or technology research. Recent guests include Paul Robards, Justin Bassi, and Hugh White.

How hard is it to get booked on Stop the World?

High. It mostly books established leaders in its field.

What topics does Stop the World cover?

Recent episodes cover Defense, Geopolitics, Cybersecurity, Foreign Policy, and Artificial Intelligence. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.