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Yoshua Bengio: Why AI is starting to resist being shut down

How a 1% chance of existential harm demands a precautionary approach; covers blackmail by chatbots, escalating cyberattacks, and the LawZero safety lab.

Steven BartletthostYoshua Bengioguest
Dec 18, 20251h 39mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 2:40

    Why Have You Decided to Step Into the Public Eye?

  2. 2:40 – 5:10

    Did You Bring Dangerous Technology Into the World?

  3. 5:10 – 8:05

    Probabilities of Risk

  4. 8:05 – 10:16

    Are We Underestimating the Potential of AI?

  5. 10:16 – 13:27

    How Can the Average Person Understand?

  6. 13:27 – 20:20

    Will These Systems Get Safer as They Become More Advanced?

  7. 20:20 – 22:34

    Why Are Tech CEOs Building Dangerous AI?

  8. 22:34 – 23:53

    AI Companies Are Getting Out of Control

  9. 23:53 – 27:04

    Attempts to Pause Advancements in AI

  10. 27:04 – 34:57

    Power Now Sits With AI CEOs

  11. 34:57 – 37:14

    Jobs Are Already Being Replaced at an Alarming Rate

  12. 37:14 – 42:51

    National Security Risks of AI

  13. 42:51 – 44:31

    Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)

  14. 44:31 – 48:21

    Ads

  15. 48:21 – 49:27

    The Risk You're Most Concerned About

  16. 49:27 – 54:33

    Would You Stop AI Advancements if You Could?

  17. 54:33 – 55:32

    Are You Hopeful?

  18. 55:32 – 56:42

    How Do We Bridge the Gap to the Everyday Person?

  19. 56:42 – 1:00:30

    Love for My Children Is Why I’m Raising the Alarm

  20. 1:00:30 – 1:02:30

    AI Therapy

  21. 1:02:30 – 1:07:18

    What Would You Say to the Top AI CEOs?

  22. 1:07:18 – 1:09:24

    What Do You Think About Sam Altman?

  23. 1:09:24 – 1:12:25

    Can Insurance Companies Save Us From AI?

  24. 1:12:25 – 1:16:06

    Ads

  25. 1:16:06 – 1:18:11

    What Can the Everyday Person Do About This?

  26. 1:18:11 – 1:20:43

    What Citizens Should Do to Prevent an AI Disaster

  27. 1:20:43 – 1:22:39

    Closing Statement

  28. 1:22:39 – 1:24:19

    I Have No Incentives

  29. 1:24:19 – 1:27:19

    Do You Have Any Regrets?

  30. 1:27:19 – 1:27:49

    Have You Received Pushback for Speaking Out Against AI?

  31. 1:27:49 – 1:39:46

    What Should People Do in the Future for Work?

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