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Neel Nanda

Senior Research Scientist at Google DeepMind leading mechanistic interpretability team

Every podcast episode featuring Neel Nanda that Attunex has found: 16 interviews and appearances across 12 shows between 2016 and 2026. Most often on Future of Life Institute Podcast (3), 80,000 Hours Podcast (2) and Machine Learning Street Talk (MLST) (2). Often in conversation with Rob Wiblin and Tim Scarfe. Follow Neel in Attunex to get new appearances automatically, each with an on-device transcript and summary.

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Updated 2026-10-14.

  1. Understanding the inner thoughts of AI
    Google DeepMind: The Podcast

    Neel and his team are trying to do something phenomenally difficult: understand an intelligence that didn't come with a manual. Together, they explore the cutting-edge "neuroscience" of artificial…

    2026-07-10
  2. Nine: Neel Nanda on the race to read AI minds
    The 80,000 Hours Podcast on Artificial Intelligence

    Nobody knows how AIs think, or why they do what they do. Or at least, we don’t know much. Not the companies building them, the researchers studying them, or the governments beginning to rely on them.…

    2026-06-05
  3. What happened with sparse autoencoders?
    Best AI papers explainedMentioned

    We cover Neel Nanda (Google DeepMind)'s discussion on efficacy and limitations of Sparse Autoencoders (SAEs) as a tool for unsupervised discovery and interpretability in large language models.…

    2025-12-17
  4. What Matters Right Now in Mechanistic Interpretability
    Best AI papers explainedMentioned

    We discuss Neel Nanda (Google DeepMind)'s perspectives on the current state and future directions of mechanistic interpretability (MI) in AI research. Nanda discusses major shifts in the field over…

    2025-12-16
  5. #223 – Neel Nanda on leading a Google DeepMind team at 26 – and advice if you want to work at an AI company (part 2)
    80,000 Hours Podcast

    At 26, Neel Nanda leads an AI safety team at Google DeepMind, has published dozens of influential papers, and mentored 50 junior researchers — seven of whom now work at major AI companies. His…

    2025-09-15
  6. #222 – Can we tell if an AI is loyal by reading its mind? DeepMind's Neel Nanda (part 1)
    80,000 Hours Podcast

    We don’t know how AIs think or why they do what they do. Or at least, we don’t know much. That fact is only becoming more troubling as AIs grow more capable and appear on track to wield enormous…

    2025-09-08
  7. La interpretabilidad no detectará la IA engañosa de forma fiable
    Altruismo EficazMentioned

    No creo que vayamos a producir métodos de alta fiabilidad para evaluar o supervisar la seguridad de los sistemas superinteligentes mediante los paradigmas de investigación actuales, ya sea mediante…

    2025-05-29
  8. “The GDM AGI Safety+Alignment Team is Hiring for Applied Interpretability Research” by Arthur Conmy, Neel Nanda
    LessWrong (30+ Karma)AI

    TL;DR: The Google DeepMind AGI Safety team is hiring for Applied Interpretability research scientists and engineers. Applied Interpretability is a new subteam we are forming to focus on directly…

    2025-02-24
  9. Become a Person who Actually Does Things
    BlueDot NarratedMentioned

    Audio versions of blogs and papers from BlueDot courses. The next four weeks of the course are an opportunity for you to actually build a thing that moves you closer to contributing to AI Alignment,…

    2025-01-04
  10. Neel Nanda - Mechanistic Interpretability (Sparse Autoencoders)
    Machine Learning Street Talk (MLST)

    Neel Nanda, a senior research scientist at Google DeepMind, leads their mechanistic interpretability team. In this extensive interview, he discusses his work trying to understand how neural networks…

    2024-12-07
  11. AF - An Extremely Opinionated Annotated List of My Favourite Mechanistic Interpretability Papers v2 by Neel Nanda
    The Nonlinear LibraryMentioned

    Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: An Extremely Opinionated Annotated List…

    2024-07-07
  12. Nikki Haley is The Worst
    Mango BaeMentioned

    Full episode on PATREON! along with bonus content, early access, and lots more :) Pranav discusses how we ratioed a leading presidential candidate on X when he had less than 100 follows (follow him…

    2024-01-22
  13. Neel Nanda on mechanistic interpretability, superposition and grokking
    The Inside View

    Neel Nanda is a researcher at Google DeepMind working on mechanistic interpretability. He is also known for his YouTube channel where he explains what is going on inside of neural networks to a large…

    2023-09-21
  14. Neel Nanda - Mechanistic Interpretability
    Machine Learning Street Talk (MLST)

    In this wide-ranging conversation, Tim Scarfe interviews Neel Nanda, a researcher at DeepMind working on mechanistic interpretability, which aims to understand the algorithms and representations…

    2023-06-18
  15. Concrete open problems in mechanistic interpretability | Neel Nanda | EAG London 23
    EAG Talks

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR-dju32ViI

    2023-06-17
  16. Neel Nanda on Math, Tech Progress, Aging, Living up to Our Values, and Generative AI
    Future of Life Institute Podcast

    Neel Nanda joins the podcast for a lightning round on mathematics, technological progress, aging, living up to our values, and generative AI. You can find his blog here: https://www.neelnanda.io…

    2023-02-23
  17. Neel Nanda on Avoiding an AI Catastrophe with Mechanistic Interpretability
    Future of Life Institute Podcast

    Neel Nanda joins the podcast to talk about mechanistic interpretability and how it can make AI safer. Neel is an independent AI safety researcher. You can find his blog here: https://www.neelnanda.io…

    2023-02-16
  18. Neel Nanda on What is Going on Inside Neural Networks
    Future of Life Institute Podcast

    Neel Nanda joins the podcast to explain how we can understand neural networks using mechanistic interpretability. Neel is an independent AI safety researcher. You can find his blog here:…

    2023-02-09
  19. 19 - Mechanistic Interpretability with Neel Nanda
    AXRP - the AI X-risk Research Podcast

    How good are we at understanding the internal computation of advanced machine learning models, and do we have a hope at getting better? In this episode, Neel Nanda talks about the sub-field of…

    2023-02-04
  20. How can we optimise for a meaningful life?
    Not Overthinking

    In this episode, we're joined by Neel Nanda to discuss life optimisations, career choices, how to live in alignment with your own values and how to treat your relationships more intentionally. We…

    2021-01-11
  21. Neel Nanda on Effective Planning and Building Habits that Stick
    Hear This Idea

    Neel Nanda is a final year maths undergraduate at the University of Cambridge, and a gold medalist in the International Mathematical Olympiad. He teaches regularly – from revision lectures to a…

    2020-04-19
  22. RIP The U.S. Constitution, New Accusation in Hollywood: Tom Hanks is Nice 11.13.17
    The Daily Zeitgeist

    In episode 27, Jack & Miles are joined by comedian Neel Nanda to discuss why men jerk off in front of women, Roy Moore, GOP's tax plan, a white nationalist march in Poland, & producer Anna joins in…

    2017-11-14
  23. Clench
    2 Dope Queens

    Beatboxing, SoulCycling, Colin Firth, sausages. We've got it all in this clench-worthy episode. Plus, comedian Neel Nanda feeds a woman, Alex Edelman meets the Jewish Santa Claus and Chris Lamberth…

    2016-05-24