E191 - Roman Yampolskiy: The Man Who Proved We Can't Control AI (And What That Means for Humanity)
About this episode
Dr. Roman Yampolskiy discusses the implications of creating superintelligent AI and the challenges of controlling it.
Dr. Roman Yampolskiy joins me to explore one of the most urgent and uncomfortable questions of our time: what happens when we create intelligence that surpasses our own? We unpack the difference between the AI tools we use today and the emergence of artificial general intelligence, and why the transition from narrow systems to self-improving intelligence may mark a point where human control is no longer possible. Roman shares why even the people building these systems do not fully understand how they work, and why that gap in understanding becomes exponentially more dangerous as capabilities increase. In this conversation, we explore the limits of control, prediction, and safety in a world where intelligence can recursively improve itself beyond human comprehension. Roman lays out why the problem of AI alignment may be fundamentally unsolvable, what timelines experts are realistically considering, and why even a single mistake at that level could have irreversible consequences. This episode invites a deeper reflection on what we are creating, what we assume we can control, and whether humanity is prepared for the intelligence it is bringing into existence. BiOptimizers - Best…
People in this episode
Host: André Duqum
Guest: Dr. Roman Yampolskiy
Topics covered
- artificial intelligence
- human control
- AI alignment
- self-improving intelligence
- risks of AI
- future of humanity
Keywords
- AI control
- artificial general intelligence
- self-improvement
- AI risks
- humanity
- AI alignment
- intelligence
Sponsors
BiOptimizers, BASED Body Works
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