Dr. Roman Yampolskiy: Why AGI safety has no clean fix

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Released

September 4, 2025

Duration

1h 27m

Channel

The Diary of a CEO

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

WARNING: AI could end humanity, and we’re completely unprepared. Dr. Roman Yampolskiy reveals how AI will take 99% of jobs, why Sam Altman is ignoring safety, and how we’re heading toward global collapse…or even World War III. Dr. Roman Yampolskiy is a leading voice in AI safety and a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering. He coined the term “AI safety” in 2010 and has published over 100 papers on the dangers of AI. He is also the author of books such as, ‘Considerations on the AI Endgame: Ethics, Risks and Computational Frameworks’. He explains: ⬛How AI could release a deadly virus ⬛Why these 5 jobs might be the only ones left ⬛How superintelligence will dominate humans ⬛Why ‘superintelligence’ could trigger a global collapse by 2027 ⬛How AI could be worse than nuclear weapons ⬛Why we’re almost certainly living in a simulation 00:00 Intro 02:28 How to Stop AI From Killing Everyone 04:35 What's the Probability Something Goes Wrong? 04:57 How Long Have You Been Working on AI Safety? 08:15 What Is AI? 09:54 Prediction for 2027 11:38 What Jobs Will Actually Exist? 14:27 Can AI Really Take All Jobs? 18:49 What Happens When All Jobs Are Taken? 20:32 Is There a Good Argument Against AI Replacing Humans? 22:04 Prediction for 2030 23:58 What Happens by 2045? 25:37 Will We Just Find New Careers and Ways to Live? 28:51 Is Anything More Important Than AI Safety Right Now? 30:07 Can't We Just Unplug It? 31:32 Do We Just Go With It? 37:20 What Is Most Likely to Cause Human Extinction? 39:45 No One Knows What's Going On Inside AI 41:30 Ads 42:32 Thoughts on OpenAI and Sam Altman 46:24 What Will the World Look Like in 2100? 46:56 What Can Be Done About the AI Doom Narrative? 53:55 Should People Be Protesting? 56:10 Are We Living in a Simulation? 1:01:45 How Certain Are You We're in a Simulation? 1:07:45 Can We Live Forever? 1:12:20 Bitcoin 1:14:03 What Should I Do Differently After This Conversation? 1:15:07 Are You Religious? 1:17:11 Do These Conversations Make People Feel Good? 1:20:10 What Do Your Strongest Critics Say? 1:21:36 Closing Statements 1:22:08 If You Had One Button, What Would You Pick? 1:23:36 Are We Moving Toward Mass Unemployment? 1:24:37 Most Important Characteristics Follow Dr Roman: X - https://bit.ly/41C7f70 Google Scholar - https://bit.ly/4gaGE72 You can purchase Dr Roman’s book, ‘Considerations on the AI Endgame: Ethics, Risks and Computational Frameworks’, here: https://amzn.to/3LiJFXU The Diary Of A CEO: ⬛Join DOAC circle here - https://doaccircle.com/ ⬛Buy The Diary Of A CEO book here - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook ⬛The 1% Diary is back - limited time only: https://bit.ly/3YFbJbt ⬛The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards (Second Edition): https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb ⬛Get email updates - https://bit.ly/diary-of-a-ceo-yt ⬛Follow Steven - https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors: Pipedrive - http://pipedrive.com/CEO KetoneIQ - Visit https://ketone.com/STEVEN for 30% off your subscription order

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Steven Bartlett

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• Dr. Roman Yampolskiy

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🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Diary of a CEO, featuring Steven Bartlett and Dr. Roman Yampolskiy, Dr. Roman Yampolskiy: Why AGI safety has no clean fix explores aI Safety Pioneer Warns: Superintelligence Will Erase Nearly All Jobs Dr. Roman Yampolskiy, who coined the term “AI safety,” argues that building superintelligent AI we can’t control is an existential risk to humanity, and that current safety progress lags far behind capabilities. He predicts weak AGI by around 2027, humanoid robots handling most physical work by 2030, and a potential technological singularity around 2045, leading to unprecedented unemployment and a world humans can’t meaningfully understand or steer.

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