#431 – Roman Yampolskiy: Dangers of Superintelligent AI

Roman Yampolskiy is an AI safety researcher and author of a new book titled AI: Unexplainable, Unpredictable, Uncontrollable. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) – Introduction

(09:12) – Existential risk of AGI

(15:25) – Ikigai risk

(23:37) – Suffering risk

(27:12) – Timeline to AGI

(31:44) – AGI turing test

(37:06) – Yann LeCun and open source AI

(49:58) – AI control

(52:26) – Social engineering

(54:59) – Fearmongering

(1:04:49) – AI deception

(1:11:23) – Verification

(1:18:22) – Self-improving AI

(1:30:34) – Pausing AI development

(1:36:51) – AI Safety

(1:46:35) – Current AI

(1:51:58) – Simulation

(1:59:16) – Aliens

(2:00:50) – Human mind

(2:07:10) – Neuralink

(2:16:15) – Hope for the future

(2:20:11) – Meaning of life