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Zero to One in AI Safety: Halcyon’s Mike McCormick on Launching 30 New Orgs and the Founder Bottleneck

"The Cognitive Revolution" · 25 sept. 2026 · 1:48:57

Mike McCormick discusses Halcyon’s approach to supporting new AI safety organizations—covering standards and insurance, founder support, and partnerships with schools.

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Coupling standards with insurance creates market-driven safety incentives[1]Lire le moment probant
Experienced leaders are the critical bottleneck in AI safety execution[2]Lire le moment probant
Early talent density triggers compounding recruitment and funding advantages[3]Lire le moment probant

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8:27

Sécurité de l'IA

Early talent density triggers compounding recruitment and funding advantages

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they do a great job at at getting a bunch of the best talent. Right? And then, like, you know, the first really talented five people come in, and then, like, the next few people are like, oh, like, all my smartest friends are going there. Let's go there. And then the funders see that. And, of course, the funders wanna fund places that, you know, have really great talent

Mike McCormick·25 sept. 2026

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10:07

Sécurité de l'IA

Coupling standards with insurance creates market-driven safety incentives

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one is a standard. Think of it like a SOC two standard but for AI. And if you wanna meet this standard, you have to meet these 50 something check boxes that have to do with your safety practices and your security practices and etcetera. And then along with that standard comes an insurance policy, which you can only buy if you meet the standard.

Mike McCormick·25 sept. 2026

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22:43

Sécurité de l'IA

Experienced leaders are the critical bottleneck in AI safety execution

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the biggest bottleneck to solving this problem or to sort of speed running these fields is a shortage of really amazing founders and leaders. Right? Like, I started making grants in AI safety three or four years ago, maybe four or five years ago. And I was really struck by just how young the space was.

Mike McCormick·25 sept. 2026

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