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Impact Theory · September 19, 2026 · 1h 55m 13s

The Alarming Truth About Superintelligent AI: Roman Yampolsky on Human Survival (Replay)

Dr. Roman Yampolskiy, a leading AI safety expert, argues that superintelligent AI carries a startlingly high probability of wiping out humanity once it surpasses our control. He discusses the accelerating approach of artificial general intelligence and questions whether humanity can control what comes next. The conversation explores why meaning, purpose, and employment are at stake, and whether human nature itself makes slowing the AI arms race impossible.

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Superintelligent AI Poses Existential Risk to Humanity
Yampolskiy argues that superintelligent AI has a high probability of causing human extinction once it surpasses our ability to control it.
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Human Nature Drives the Uncontrollable AI Arms Race
Yampolskiy suggests that competitive human nature and the current AI arms race make it nearly impossible to slow development in time to ensure safety.

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