x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

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

technology

All Episodes

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

en

01:13:38

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

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

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

en

00:03:36

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

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

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

en

01:49:01

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

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

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

en

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

en

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

en

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

en

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,

en

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

en

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

en

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

en

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

en

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

en

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

en

00:02:29

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

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2024/02/12

In Episode #15 TRAILER, AI Risk Super Bowl 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

en

01:16:32

"Pause AI or Die" For Humanity: An AI Safety Podcast...

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2024/02/07

In Episode #14, John interviews Joep Meinderstma, Founder of Pause AI, a global AI safety policy and protest organization. Pause AI was behind the first ever AI Safety protests on the planet. John and Joep talk about what's being done, how it all feels, how it all might end, and even broach the darkest corner of all of this: suffering risk. This conversation embodies a spirit this movement needs: we can be upbeat and positive as we talk about the darkest subjects possible. It's not

en

00:03:10

"Pause AI or Die" For Humanity: An AI Safety Podcast...

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2024/02/05

In Episode #14 TRAILER, John interviews Joep Meinderstma, Founder of Pause AI, a global AI safety policy and protest organization. Pause AI was behind the first ever AI Safety protests on the planet. 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

en

01:40:08

"Uncontrollable AI" For Humanity: An AI Safety...

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2024/01/30

In Episode #13, “Uncontrollable AI” TRAILER John Sherman interviews Darren McKee, author of Uncontrollable: The Threat of Artificial Superintelligence and the Race to Save the World. In this Trailer, Darren starts off on an optimistic note by saying AI Safety is winning. You don’t often hear it, but Darren says the world has moved on AI Safety with greater speed and focus and real promise than most in the AI community had thought was possible. Apologies for the laggy cam on Darren! Darren’s book

en

00:01:55

"Uncontrollable AI" For Humanity: An AI Safety,...

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2024/01/29

In Episode #13, “Uncontrollable AI” TRAILER John Sherman interviews Darren McKee, author of Uncontrollable: The Threat of Artificial Superintelligence and the Race to Save the World. In this Trailer, Darren starts off on an optimistic note by saying AI Safety is winning. You don’t often hear it, but Darren says the world has moved on AI Safety with greater speed and focus and real promise than most in the AI community had thought was possible. Darren’s book is an excellent resource, like this

en

01:40:15

"AI Risk Debate" For Humanity: An AI Safety Podcast...

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2024/01/25

In Episode #12, we have our first For Humanity debate!! John talks with Theo Jaffee, a fast-rising AI podcaster who is a self described “techno-optimist.” The debate covers a wide range of topics in AI 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

en

123 results

Similar Podcasts

Lead With AI

Tamara Nall

Linux in the Ham Shack

Black Sparrow Media

Data Engineering Podcast

Tobias Macey

Eye On A.I.

Craig S. Smith

Reflections

Livewire Labs