AI, Superintelligence & The Threat To Humanity | Roman Yampolskiy

Dr. Roman Yampolskiy is a computer scientist and AI safety researcher whose work explores the existential risks of artificial intelligence and the limits of human control. In this episode, we dive deep into whether superintelligence can be contained, why AI may already be on an unstoppable trajectory, and what that means for humanity’s future.

Roman explains the difference between narrow AI, AGI, and superintelligence, and why building systems smarter than us may be a form of mutually assured destruction. We cover the ethics of open-source models, whether AI could ever be conscious, and how Bitcoin fits into a world dominated by intelligent machines.

In this episode:
- Why superintelligence may be impossible to control
- The existential risk of AI
- Whether consciousness can exist in machines
- How AI will replace all human labor
- Why AI might eventually use Bitcoin as its native money

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:31 - How Roman Yampolskiy Got Into AI Safety
00:03:46 - From Tool To Agent: The Paradigm Shift
00:06:09 - Why Controlling Superintelligence Is Impossible
00:07:36 - How Close Are We To AGI?
00:09:03 - The Singularity And What Comes After
00:11:20 - Why Tech Leaders Keep Building Anyway
00:17:00 - How AI Will Reshape Jobs And Creativity
00:19:21 - Can AI Already Pass The Turing Test?
00:24:20 - Why Open Source AI Is Dangerous
00:29:01 - Sam Altman, Worldcoin, And The Panopticon
00:33:32 - The Illusion Of Freedom Under AI
00:41:56 - Will AI Use Bitcoin As Its Money?
00:49:50 - Uploading Human Minds And Ethics
00:52:15 - Are We Living In A Simulation?

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