{"id":1165,"date":"2025-12-07T08:20:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T08:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zestyfinds.net\/technology\/?p=1165"},"modified":"2025-12-07T08:20:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T08:20:22","slug":"an-ai-expert-warning-6-people-are-quietly-deciding-humanitys-future-we-must-act-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zestyfinds.net\/technology\/?p=1165","title":{"rendered":"An AI Expert Warning: 6 People Are (Quietly) Deciding Humanity\u2019s Future! We Must Act Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P7Y-fynYsgE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>AI Expert STUART RUSSELL, exposes the trillion-dollar AI race, why governments won\u2019t regulate, how AGI could replace humans by 2030, and why only a nuclear-level AI catastrophe will wake us up<\/p>\n<p>Professor Stuart Russell O.B.E. is a world-renowned AI expert and Computer Science Professor at UC Berkeley. He holds the Smith-Zadeh Chair in Engineering and directs the Center for Human-Compatible AI, and is also the bestselling author of the book \u201cHuman Compatible: AI and the Problem of Control&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p>He explains:<br \/>\n\u25fc\ufe0fWhat the \u201cgorilla problem\u201d reveals about our future under superintelligent AI<br \/>\n\u25fc\ufe0fHow governments are outfunded by Big Tech<br \/>\n\u25fc\ufe0fWhy current AI systems already lie and self-preserve<br \/>\n\u25fc\ufe0fThe radical solution he\u2019s spent a decade building to make AI safe<br \/>\n\u25fc\ufe0fThe myth of \u2018pulling the plug\u2019 and why AI won\u2019t be that easy to stop<\/p>\n<p>00:00 You&#8217;ve Been Talking About AI for a Long Time<br \/>\n02:41 You Wrote the Textbook on AI<br \/>\n03:16 It Will Take a Crisis to Wake People Up<br \/>\n05:51 CEOs Staying in the AI Race Despite Risks<br \/>\n07:51 They Know It&#8217;s an Extinction-Level Risk<br \/>\n09:53 What Is Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)?<br \/>\n12:57 Will We Reach General Intelligence Soon?<br \/>\n16:13 How Much Is Safety Really Being Implemented<br \/>\n17:16 AI Safety Employees Leaving OpenAI<br \/>\n18:01 The Gorilla Problem &#8211; The Most Intelligent Species Will Always Rule<br \/>\n19:21 If There&#8217;s an Extinction Risk, Why Don&#8217;t They Stop?<br \/>\n20:50 Can&#8217;t We Just Pull the Plug if AI Gets Too Powerful?<br \/>\n22:36 Can We Build AI That Will Act in Our Best Interests?<br \/>\n23:57 Are You Troubled by the Rapid Advancement of AI?<br \/>\n26:36 Do You Have Regrets About Your Involvement?<br \/>\n27:22 No One Actually Understands How This AI Works<br \/>\n30:23 AI Will Be Able to Train Itself<br \/>\n32:11 The Fast Takeoff Is Coming<br \/>\n34:07 Are We Creating Our Successor and Ending the Human Race?<br \/>\n38:23 Advice to Young People in This New World<br \/>\n40:40 How Do You Think AI Would Make Us Extinct?<br \/>\n42:20 The Problem if No One Has to Work<br \/>\n45:46 What if We Just Entertain Ourselves All Day<br \/>\n48:30 Why Do We Make Robots Look Like Humans?<br \/>\n56:31 What Should Young People Be Doing Professionally?<br \/>\n59:56 What Is It to Be Human?<br \/>\n01:03:21 The Rise of Individualism<br \/>\n01:05:21 Ads<br \/>\n01:06:26 Universal Basic Income<br \/>\n01:08:28 Would You Press a Button to Stop AI Forever?<br \/>\n01:15:01 But Won&#8217;t China Win the AI Race if We Stop?<br \/>\n01:18:27 Trump&#8217;s Approach to AI<br \/>\n01:18:53 What&#8217;s Causing the Loss in Middle-Class Jobs<br \/>\n01:20:49 What Will Happen if the UK Doesn&#8217;t Join the AI Race?<br \/>\n01:23:18 Amazon Replacing Their Workers<br \/>\n01:28:47 Ads<br \/>\n01:30:41 Experts Agree on Extinction Risk<br \/>\n01:37:48 What if Aliens Were Watching Us Right Now<br \/>\n01:39:22 Can We Make AI Systems That We Can Control?<br \/>\n01:43:01 Are We Creating a God?<br \/>\n01:47:19 Could There Have Been Advanced Civilisations Before Us?<br \/>\n01:48:37 What Can We Do to Help?<br \/>\n01:50:30 You Wrote the Book on AI &#8211; Does It Weigh on You?<br \/>\n01:58:35 What Do You Value Most in Life?  <\/p>\n<p>Follow Stuart:<br \/>\nLinkedIn &#8211; https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Y5fOos <\/p>\n<p>You can purchase \u201cHuman Compatible: AI and the Problem of Control&#8221;, here: https:\/\/amzn.to\/4iHYD63 <\/p>\n<p>The Diary Of A CEO:<br \/>\n\u25fc\ufe0fJoin DOAC circle here &#8211; https:\/\/doaccircle.com\/<br \/>\n\u25fc\ufe0fBuy The Diary Of A CEO book here &#8211; https:\/\/smarturl.it\/DOACbook<br \/>\n\u25fc\ufe0fThe 1% Diary is back &#8211; limited time only: https:\/\/bit.ly\/3YFbJbt<br \/>\n\u25fc\ufe0fThe Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards (Second Edition): https:\/\/g2ul0.app.link\/f31dsUttKKb<br \/>\n\u25fc\ufe0fGet email updates &#8211; https:\/\/bit.ly\/diary-of-a-ceo-yt<br \/>\n\u25fc\ufe0fFollow Steven &#8211; https:\/\/g2ul0.app.link\/gnGqL4IsKKb <\/p>\n<p>Sponsors:<br \/>\nPipedrive &#8211; https:\/\/pipedrive.com\/CEO<br \/>\nFiverr: https:\/\/fiverr.com\/diary and get 10% off your first order when you use code DIARY<br \/>\nStan Store: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. 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