We’re Racing Toward AI We Can’t Control | For Humanity #79

About this episode

John interviews David Krueger about AI risks and the urgent need for governance and public awareness.

In this episode of For Humanity, John sits down with AI professor and safety advocate David Krueger to discuss his new nonprofit Evitable, the race toward superintelligence, AI alignment, job loss, geopolitics, and why he believes we have less than five years to change course.David shares his journey from deep learning researcher to public advocate, his role in the 2023 Center for AI Safety extinction risk statement, and why he believes AI is not just a technical problem—but a governance and public awareness crisis. Together, they explore: * Why AI extinction risk is real * Why research alone won’t save us * The dangers of the AI chip supply chain race * Job displacement and political blind spots * Alignment skepticism * Whether treaties can work * What gives David hope in 2026 If you’ve ever wondered whether AI risk is overblown—or not taken seriously enough—this is a conversation you don’t want to miss. 🔗 Follow David Krueger Learn more about Evitable David’s Substack Follow David on Twitter 📺 Subscribe to The AI Risk Network for weekly conversations on how we can confront the AI extinction threat. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers…

People in this episode

Host: John

Guest: David Krueger

Topics covered

• AI safety
• superintelligence
• AI alignment
• job displacement
• geopolitics
• governance crisis

Keywords

• AI risk
• superintelligence
• job loss
• AI alignment
• geopolitics
• extinction risk
• public awareness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Evitable, Center for AI Safety, The AI Risk Network

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