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For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast

The AI Risk Network

For Humanity, An AI Risk Podcast is the the AI Risk Podcast for regular people. Peabody, duPont-Columbia and multi-Emmy Award-winning former journalist John Sherman explores the shocking worst-case scenario of artificial intelligence: human extinction. The makers of AI openly admit it their work could kill all humans, in as soon as 2-10 years. This podcast is solely about the threat of human extinction from AGI. We’ll name and meet the heroes and villains, explore the issues and ideas, and what you

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00:02:53

Episode #25 TRAILER - “Does The AI Safety Movement...

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2024/04/22

DONATE HERE TO HELP PROMOTE THIS SHOW Episode #25 TRAILER - “Does The AI Safety Movement Have It All Wrong?” Dr. Émile Torres Interview, For Humanity: An AI Safety Podcast In episode #25 TRAILER, host John Sherman and Dr. Emile Torres explore the concept of humanity's future and the rise of artificial general intelligence (AGI) and machine superintelligence. Dr. Torres lays out his view that the AI safety movement has it all wrong on existential threat. Concerns are voiced about the

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01:21:54

Episode #24 - “YOU can help save the world from AI...

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2024/04/17

In episode #24, host John Sherman and Nonlinear Co-founder Kat Woods discusses the critical need for prioritizing AI safety in the face of developing superintelligent AI. In this conversation, Kat and John discuss the topic of AI safety and the potential risks associated with artificial superintelligence. Kat shares her personal transformation from being a skeptic to becoming an advocate for AI safety. They explore the idea that AI could pose a near-term threat rather than just a long-term concern

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00:05:12

Episode #24 TRAILER - “YOU can help save the world...

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2024/04/15

In episode #24, host John Sherman and Nonlinear Co-founder Kat Woods discusses the critical need for prioritizing AI safety in the face of developing superintelligent AI. She compares the challenge to the Titanic's course towards an iceberg, stressing the difficulty in convincing people of the urgency. Woods argues that AI safety is a matter of both altruism and self-preservation. She uses human-animal relations to illustrate the potential consequences of a disparity in intelligence between

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02:01:39

Episode #23 - “AI Acceleration Debate” For Humanity:...

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2024/04/10

FULL INTERVIEW STARTS AT (00:22:26)Episode #23 - “AI Acceleration Debate” For Humanity: An AI Safety Podcast e/acc: Suicide or Salvation? In episode #23, AI Risk-Realist John Sherman and Accelerationist Paul Leszczynski debate AI accelerationism, the existential risks and benefits of AI, questioning the AI safety movement and discussing the concept of AI as humanity's child. They talk about whether AI should align with human values and the potential consequences of alignment. Paul has some

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00:05:18

Episode #23 TRAILER - “AI Acceleration Debate” For...

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2024/04/08

Suicide or Salvation? In episode #23 TRAILER, AI Risk-Realist John Sherman and Accelerationist Paul Leszczynski debate AI accelerationism, the existential risks and benefits of AI, questioning the AI safety movement and discussing the concept of AI as humanity's child. They ponder whether AI should align with human values and the potential consequences of such alignment. Paul suggests that AI safety efforts could inadvertently lead to the very dangers they aim to prevent. The conversation

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00:38:55

Episode #22 - “Sam Altman: Unelected, Unvetted,...

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2024/04/03

In Episode #22, host John Sherman critically examines Sam Altman's role as CEO of OpenAI, focusing on the ethical and safety challenges of AI development. The discussion critiques Altman's lack of public accountability and the risks his decisions pose to humanity. Concerns are raised about the governance of AI, the potential for AI to cause harm, and the need for safety measures and regulations. The episode also explores the societal impact of AI, the possibility of AI affecting the physical

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00:02:24

“Sam Altman: Unelected, Unvetted, Unaccountable” For...

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2024/04/01

In episode #22, host John Sherman critically examines Sam Altman's role as CEO of OpenAI, focusing on the ethical and safety challenges of AI development. The discussion critiques Altman's lack of public accountability and the risks his decisions pose to humanity. Concerns are raised about the governance of AI, the potential for AI to cause harm, and the need for safety measures and regulations. The episode also explores the societal impact of AI, the possibility of AI affecting the physical

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01:13:38

“Why AI Killing You Isn’t On The News” For Humanity:...

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2024/03/27

“Why AI Killing You Isn’t On The News” For Humanity: An AI Safety Podcast Episode #21Interview starts at 20:10 Some highlights of John’s news career start at 9:14 In In Episode #21 “Why AI Killing You Isn’t On The News” Casey Clark Interview,, host John Sherman and WJZY-TV News Director Casey Clark explore the significant underreporting of AI's existential risks in the media. They recount a disturbing incident where AI bots infiltrated a city council meeting, spewing hateful messages. The

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00:03:36

“Why AI Killing You Isn’t On The News” TRAILER For...

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2024/03/25

In Episode #21 TRAILER “Why AI Killing You Isn’t On The News” Casey Clark Interview, John Sherman interviews WJZY-TV News Director Casey Clark about TV news coverage of AI existential risk. This podcast is not journalism. But it’s not opinion either. This show simply strings together the existing facts and underscores the unthinkable probable outcome, the end of all life on earth. For Humanity: An AI Safety Podcast, is the accessible AI Safety Podcast for all humans, no tech background required

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01:49:01

0:01 / 3:52 “AI Risk Realist vs. Coding Cowboy” For...

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2024/03/20

In Episode #20 “AI Safety Debate: Risk Realist vs Coding Cowboy” John Sherman debates AI risk with lifelong coder and current Chief AI Officer Mark Tellez. The full show conversation covers issues like can AI systems be contained to the digital world, should we build data centers with explosives lining the walls just in case, are the AI CEOs just big liars. Mark believes we are on a safe course, and when that changes we will have time to react. John disagrees. What follows is a candid and respectful

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00:03:52

“AI Risk Realist vs. Coding Cowboy” TRAILER For...

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2024/03/18

In Episode #20 “AI Safety Debate: Risk Realist vs Coding Cowboy” TRAILER, John Sherman debates AI risk with a lifelong coder and current Chief AI Officer. The full show conversation covers issues like can AI systems be contained to the digital world, should we build data centers with explosives lining the walls just in case, are the AI CEOs just big liars. Mark believes we are on a safe course, and when that changes we will have time to react. John disagrees. What follows is a candid and respectful

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01:40:31

“David Shapiro AI-Risk Interview” For Humanity: An AI...

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2024/03/13

In Episode #19, “David Shapiro Interview” John talks with AI/Tech YouTube star David Shapiro. David has several successful YouTube channels. His main channel (link below: go follow him!), with more than 140k subscribers, is a constant source of new AI and AGI and post-labor economy-related video content. Dave does a great job breaking things down.But a lot Dave’s content is about a post AGI future. And this podcast’s main concern is that we won’t get there, cuz AGI will kill us all first. So this

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00:07:04

“David Shapiro AI-Risk Interview” For Humanity: An AI...

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2024/03/11

In Episode #19 TRAILER, “David Shapiro Interview” John talks with AI/Tech YouTube star David Shapiro. David has several successful YouTube channels, his main channel (link below go follow him!), with more than 140k subscribers, is a constant source of new AI and AGI and post-labor economy-related video content. Dave does a great job breaking things down.But a lot Dave’s content is about a post-AGI future. And this podcast’s main concern is that we won’t get there, cuz AGI will kill us all first

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01:33:58

“Worse Than Extinction, CTO vs. S-Risk” For Humanity,...

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2024/03/06

In Episode #18 TRAILER, “Worse Than Extinction, CTO vs. S-Risk” Louis Berman Interview, John talks with tech CTO Louis Berman about a broad range of AI risk topics centered around existential risk. The conversation goes to the darkest corner of the AI risk debate, S-risk, or suffering risk.This episode has a lot in it that is very hard to hear. And say.The tech CEOs are spinning visions of abundance and utopia for the public. Someone needs to fill in the full picture of the realm of possibilities,

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00:03:39

“Worse Than Extinction, CTO vs. S-Risk” TRAILER For...

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2024/03/04

In Episode #18 TRAILER, “Worse Than Extinction, CTO vs. S-Risk” Louis Berman Interview, John talks with tech CTO Louis Berman about a broad range of AI risk topics centered around existential risk. The conversation goes to the darkest corner of the AI risk debate, S-risk, or suffering risk.This podcast is not journalism. But it’s not opinion either. This show simply strings together the existing facts and underscores the unthinkable probable outcome, the end of all life on earth. For Humanity: An AI

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01:32:13

"AI Risk=Jenga" For Humanity, An AI Safety Podcast...

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2024/02/28

In Episode #17, AI Risk + Jenga, Liron Shapira Interview, John talks with tech CEO and AI Risk Activist Liron Shapira about a broad range of AI risk topics centered around existential risk. Liron likens AI Risk to a game of Jenga, where there are a finite number of pieces, and each one you pull out leaves you one closer to collapse. He says something like Sora, seemingly just a video innovation, could actually end all life on earth.This podcast is not journalism. But it’s not opinion either. This

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00:02:44

"AI Risk=Jenga" For Humanity, An AI Safety Podcast...

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2024/02/26

In Episode #17 TRAILER, "AI Risk=Jenga", Liron Shapira Interview, John talks with tech CEO and AI Risk Activist Liron Shapira about a broad range of AI risk topics centered around existential risk. Liron likens AI Risk to a game of Jenga, where there are a finite number of pieces, and each one you pull out leaves you one closer to collapse. He explains how something like Sora, seemingly just a video tool, is actually a significant, real Jenga piece, and could actually end all life on

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00:44:16

"AI Risk-Denier Down" For Humanity, An AI Safety...

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2024/02/21

In Episode #16, AI Risk Denier Down, things get weird. This show did not have to be like this. Our guest in Episode #16 is Timothy Lee, a computer scientist and journalist who founded and runs understandingai.org. Tim has written about AI risk many times, including these two recent essays: https://www.understandingai.org/p/why... https://www.understandingai.org/p/why... Tim was not prepared to discuss this work, which is when things started to get off the rails. For Humanity: An AI Safety

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00:03:17

"AI Risk-Denier Down" For Humanity, An AI Safety...

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2024/02/20

In Episode #16 TRAILER, AI Risk Denier Down, things get weird. This show did not have to be like this. Our guest in Episode #16 is Timothy Lee, a computer scientist and journalist who founded and runs understandingai.org. Tim has written about AI risk many times, including these two recent essays: https://www.understandingai.org/p/why-im-not-afraid-of-superintelligent https://www.understandingai.org/p/why-im-not-worried-about-ai-taking Tim was not prepared to discuss this work, which is when

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01:00:22

"AI Risk Super Bowl I: Conner vs. Beff" For Humanity,...

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2024/02/19

In Episode #15, AI Risk Superbowl I: Conner vs. Beff, Highlights and Post-Game Analysis, John takes a look at the recent debate on the Machine Learning Street Talk Podcast between AI safety hero Connor Leahy and Acceleration cult leader Beff Jezos, aka Guillaume Vendun. The epic three hour debate took place on 2/2/24. With a mix of highlights and analysis, John, with Beff’s help, reveals the truth about the e/acc movement: it’s anti-human at its core. This podcast is not journalism. But it’s not

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