Tristan Harris and Ted Tremper are WAKING UP Humanity to AI Extinction!

Tristan Harris and Ted Tremper are WAKING UP Humanity to AI Extinction!

April 14, 2026 · 1h 27m

About this episode

Tristan Harris and Ted Tremper discuss the implications of AI and their new documentary on the subject.

The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist could become the most important movie of our generation. It’s a new film from the producers of the Oscar-winning Everything Everywhere All at Once . Tristan Harris is a subject in the film who is well-known for his role in Netflix's The Social Dilemma . He is the co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology. Ted Tremper is a producer on the film who is the interim Executive Director of the Creators' Coalition on AI. Timestamps 00:00:00 — Cold Open 00:01:20 — Introducing Tristan Harris and Ted Tremper 00:04:31 — The Genesis of The AI Doc 00:12:48 — Tristan’s Journey From Social Media to AI 00:14:30 — Updating From AI Skeptic to AI Risk Aware 00:20:31 — How They Convinced the AI CEOs to Agree to be Interviewed 00:28:58 — Ted’s Journalism Advice, Working on Borat Subsequent Moviefilm 00:30:37 — Tristan, What’s Your P(Doom)™? 00:34:30 — The Resource Curse: What AI Revenue Does to a Society 00:44:10 — Ted, What’s Your P(Doom)™? 00:46:34 — Reacting to Demis Hassabis Statement that AGI Development Is Inevitable 00:49:52 — Liron Sharpens the Criticism Towards AGI Builders 00:55:35 — AGI Developers Claim to Want International Cooperation…

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