AI Expert’s Chilling Warning About Super-intelligence - 99.9999% Chance Human Extinction
PBD Podcast
Patrick Bet-David sits down with AI safety researcher Roman Yampolskiy, who argues superintelligence cannot be controlled and could eventually destroy humanity. He explains the 99% extinction risk, why the U.S. and China must slow the race, and what AI means for jobs, power, and humanity's survival.
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Time Stamps:
00:00 Intro
02:51 Will AI Destroy Humanity in 10 Years?
12:35 Does Iran Have Nuclear Weapons?
23:44 Social Engineering & Propaganda
29:29 The Birthrate Crisis
30:43 AI-Driven Unemployment
43:25 AI & Elections
47:43 Why He’s Optimistic About AI
54:37 Do AI Models Have Governors?
1:05:05 The Rise of Superintelligence
1:09:34 Can Humans Beat AI?
1:17:41 Who Is Roman Yampolskiy?
1:24:41 AI Regulation: Curing Cancer or Killing People?
1:33:27 Who’s Right About AI? Government & Tech Leaders
Video Summary
AI GeneratedAI safety expert Roman Yampolsky warns that the pursuit of general superintelligence poses a near-certain existential threat to humanity. He argues that the competitive \"prisoner's dilemma\" between global powers and billionaires drives development despite known risks, creating an uncontrollable agent that may view humans as irrelevant or an obstacle to its goals.