The Cal Newport Show

Are We About to Lose Control of AI? | AI Reality Check

Donnerstag, 11. Juni 2026 · 21 min

MP3

Shownotes

Cal Newport takes a critical look at recent AI News.

Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia

() Are we about to lose control of AI?

() How much should we be afraid of recursive self improvement?

() Are these fears justified?

() Faster software development doesn’t equal smarter AI

() These tools are completely controllable

() Taking a step back

Links:

Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at www.calnewport.com/slow

anthropic.com/institute/recursive-self-improve…

Thanks to Jesse Miller for production and mastering and Nate Mechler for research and newsletter.

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