AI Safety Expert: No One Is Ready for What's Coming in 2 Years | Roman Yampolskiy

About this episode

Roman Yampolskiy discusses the challenges of controlling AI and predicts the future of jobs in an automated world.

Roman Yampolskiy has spent 15 years at the University of Louisville studying one question: can we control AI? His answer is no. And in 2026, the early evidence is showing up inside his own department — a 28% drop in co-op placements for CS students. Prediction markets for AGI have collapsed from 2045 down to 2028–2030. So I asked him the question everyone actually wants answered: if 99% of jobs really do get automated, which ones survive? He named five — and they're not the ones you'd expect. We also cover: — What to invest in when AI can replace most human labor — Why he told his own 17-year-old to think twice about college — How to raise kids with agency in a world that automates thinking — And the answer he gave when I asked if we're living in a simulation If you've been using "AI" and "superintelligence" as the same word, this conversation will fix that. Topics: AI safety, Roman Yampolskiy, AGI 2030, jobs AI can't replace, future of work, AI superintelligence, investing in AI era, simulation theory, career advice 2026, AI risk More from the Silicon Valley Girl: Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

People in this episode

Host: Marina Mogilko

Guest: Roman Yampolskiy

Topics covered

• AI safety
• future of work
• jobs AI can't replace
• AGI 2030
• investing in AI era
• simulation theory
• career advice 2026

Keywords

• AI safety
• superintelligence
• automation
• career advice
• future of work
• AGI
• job automation
• simulation theory

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Louisville

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