CSET’s Helen Toner says ‘we’re screwed’ if our AI safety plan rests on any one person being trusted to get this right.
by Nilay PatelNov 14, 2026, 3:00 PM UTCNilay Patel is editor-in-chief of The Verge, host of the Decoder podcast, and co-host of The Vergecast.Today, I’m talking with Helen Toner, the executive director of the Center for Security and Emerging Technology at Georgetown University. This episode is part two of our series on AI in real life.




