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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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70:02

The Congressman Who Gets AI Extinction Risk— Rep....

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2025/12/06

In this episode of For Humanity, John Sherman sits down with Congressman Bill Foster — the only PhD scientist in Congress, a former Fermilab physicist, and one of the few lawmakers deeply engaged with advanced AI risks. Together, they dive into a wide-ranging conversation about the accelerating capabilities of AI, the systemic vulnerabilities inside Congress, and why the next few years may determine the fate of our species.Foster unpacks why AI risk mirrors nuclear risk in scale, how

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77:34

AI Risk, Superintelligence & The Fight Ahead — A Deep...

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2025/11/22

In this episode of For Humanity, John sits down with Liv Boeree — poker champion, systems thinker, and longtime AI risk advocate — for a candid conversation about where we truly stand in the race toward advanced AI. Liv breaks down why public understanding of superintelligence is so uneven, how misaligned incentives shape the entire ecosystem, and why issues like surveillance, culture, and gender dynamics matter more than people realize.They explore the emotional realities of working on existential

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55:44

AI Safety on the Frontlines | For Humanity #73

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2025/11/08

In this episode of For Humanity, host John Sherman speaks with Esben Kran, one of the leading figures in the for-profit AI safety movement, joining live from Ukraine — where he’s exploring the intersection of AI safety, autonomous drones, and the defense tech boom. 🔎 They discuss:* The rise of for-profit AI safety startups and why technology must lead regulation.* How Ukraine’s drone industry became the frontline of autonomous warfare.* What happens when AI gains control — and how we might still

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92:47

Stuart Russell: “AI CEO Told Me Chernobyl-Level AI...

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2025/10/25

Let’s face it: in the long run, there’s either going to be safe AI or no AI. There is no future with powerful unsafe AI and human beings. In this episode of For Humanity, John Sherman speaks with Professor Stuart Russell — one of the world’s foremost AI pioneers and co-author of Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach — about the terrifying honesty of today’s AI leaders.Russell reveals that the CEO of a major AI company told him his best hope for a good future is a “Chernobyl-scale AI disaster.”

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64:28

The RAISE Act: Regulating Frontier AI | For Humanity...

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2025/10/11

In this episode of For Humanity, John speaks with New York Assemblymember Alex Bores, sponsor of the groundbreaking RAISE Act, one of the first state-level bills in the U.S. designed to regulate frontier AI systems.They discuss:* Why AI poses an existential risk, with researchers estimating up to a 10% chance of extinction.* The political challenges of passing meaningful AI regulation at the state and federal level.* How the RAISE Act could require safety plans, transparency, and limits on

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66:44

Young Voices on AI Risk: Jobs, Community & the Fight...

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2025/09/27

What happens when AI collides with the next generation? In this episode of For Humanity #70 — Young People vs. Advancing AI, host John Sherman sits down with Emma Corbett, Ava Smithing, and Sam Heiner from the Young People’s Alliance to explore how artificial intelligence is already shaping the lives of students and young leaders. From classrooms to job applications to AI “companions,” the next generation is facing challenges that older policymakers often don’t even see. This episode digs into what

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58:17

Big Tech Under Pressure: Hunger Strikes and the Fight...

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2025/09/10

Get 40% off Ground News’ unlimited access Vantage Plan at https://ground.news/airisk for only $5/month, explore how stories are framed worldwide and across the political spectrum.TAKE ACTION TO DEMAND AI SAFETY LAWS: https://safe.ai/actIn Episode 69 of For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast, we explore one of the most striking acts of activism in the AI debate: hunger strikes aimed at pushing Big Tech to prioritize safety over speed.Michael and Dennis, two AI safety advocates, join John from outside

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53:47

Forcing Sunlight Into OpenAI | For Humanity: An AI...

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2025/08/13

Get 40% off Ground News’ unlimited access Vantage Plan at https://ground.news/airisk for only $5/month, explore how stories are framed worldwide and across the political spectrum.TAKE ACTION TO DEMAND AI SAFETY LAWS: https://safe.ai/actTyler Johnston, Executive Director of The Midas Project, joins John to break down the brand-new open letter demanding that OpenAI answer seven specific questions about its proposed corporate restructuring. The letter, published on 4 August 2025 and coordinated by the

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01:16:22

Right Wing AI Risk Alarm | For Humanity | EP67

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2025/07/24

🚨 RIGHT‑WING AI ALARM | For Humanity #67Steve Bannon, Tucker Carlson, and other conservative voicesare sounding fresh warnings on AI extinction risk. John breaksdown what’s real, what’s hype, and why this moment matters.⏰ WHAT’S INSIDE• The ideological shift that’s bringing the right into the AI‑safety fight• New bills on the Hill that could shape model licensing & oversight• Action steps for parents, policymakers, and technologists• A first look at the AI Risk Network — five shows, one

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01:57:01

Is AI Alive? | Episode #66 | For Humanity: An AI Risk...

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2025/06/05

🎙️ Guest: Cameron Berg, AI research scientist probing consciousness in frontier AI systems📍 Host: John Sherman, journalist & AI-risk communicatorWhat does it mean to be alive? How close do current frontier AI models get to consciousness? See for yourself like never before. Are advanced language models beginning to exhibit signs of subjective experience? In this episode, John sits down with Cameron Berg to explore the line between next character prediction and the conscious mind. What happens

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01:25:20

Kevin Roose Talks AI Risk | Episode #65 | For...

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2025/05/12

For Humanity Episode #65: Kevin Roose on AGI, AI Risk, and What Comes Next🎙️ Guest: Kevin Roose, NYT columnist & bestselling author📍 Host: John Sherman, Director of Public Engagement at the Center for AI Safety (CAIS)In this landmark episode of For Humanity, I sit down with New York Times columnist Kevin Roose for a wide-ranging conversation on the future of artificial intelligence. We dig into:– The real risks of AGI (artificial general intelligence)– What the public still doesn’t understand

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01:42:04

Seventh Grader vs AI Risk | Episode #64 | For...

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2025/04/22

In Episode #64, interview, host John Sherman interviews seventh grader Dylan Pothier, his mom Bridget and his teach Renee DiPietro. Dylan is a award winning student author who is converend about AI risk.(FULL INTERVIEW STARTS AT 00:33:34)Sam Altman/Chris Anderson @ TEDhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MWT_doo68kCheck out our partner channel: Lethal Intelligence AILethal Intelligence AI - Home https://lethalintelligence.aiFOR HUMANITY MONTHLY DONATION SUBSCRIPTION LINKS:$1 MONTH

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01:19:43

Justice For Suchir | Episode #63 | For Humanity: An...

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2025/04/11

In an emotional interview, host John Sherman interviews Poornima Rao and Balaji Ramamurthy, the parents of Suchir Balaji. (FULL INTERVIEW STARTS AT 00:18:38)Suchir Balaji was a 26-year-old artificial intelligence researcher who worked at OpenAI. He was involved in developing models like GPT-4 and WebGPT. In October 2024, he publicly accused OpenAI of violating U.S. copyright laws by using proprietary data to train AI models, arguing that such practices harmed original content creators. His essay,

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01:47:12

Keep The Future Human | Episode #62 | For Humanity:...

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2025/03/26

Host John Sherman conducts an important interview with Anthony Aguirre, Executive Director of the Future of Life Institute. The Future of Life Institute reached out to For Humanity to see if Anthony could come on to promote his very impressive new campaign called Keep The Future Human. The campaign includes a book, an essay, a website, a video, it’s all incredible work. Please check it out:https://keepthefuturehuman.ai/John and Anthony have a broad ranging AI risk conversation, covering in some

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01:31:02

Dark Patterns In AI | Episode #61 | For Humanity: An...

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2025/03/12

Host John Sherman interviews Esban Kran, CEO of Apart Research about a broad range of AI risk topics. Most importantly, the discussion covers a growing for-profit AI risk business landscape, and Apart’s recent report on Dark Patterns in LLMs. We hear about the benchmarking of new models all the time, but this project has successfully identified some key dark patterns in these models.MORE FROM OUR SPONSOR:https://www.resist-ai.agency/BUY LOUIS BERMAN’S NEW BOOK ON AMAZON!!!https://a.co/d/8WSNNuoApart

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01:43:01

AI Risk Rising | Episode #60 | For Humanity: An AI...

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2025/02/28

Host John Sherman interviews Pause AI Global Founder Joep Meindertsma following the AI summits in Paris. The discussion begins at the dire moment we are in, the stakes, and the failure of our institutions to respond, before turning into a far-ranging discussion of AI risk reduction communications strategies.(FULL INTERVIEW STARTS AT)FOR HUMANITY MONTHLY DONATION SUBSCRIPTION LINKS:$1 MONTH https://buy.stripe.com/7sI3cje3x2Zk9SodQT$10 MONTH https://buy.stripe.com/5kAbIP9Nh0Rc4y46oo$25 MONTH

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01:42:14

Smarter-Than-Human Robots? | Episode #59 | For...

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2025/02/11

Host John Sherman interviews Jad Tarifi, CEO of Integral AI, about Jad's company's work to try to create a world of trillions of AGI-enabled robots by 2035. Jad was a leader at Google's first generative AI team, his views of his former colleague Geoffrey Hinton's views on existential risk from advanced AI come up more than once.FOR HUMANITY MONTHLY DONATION SUBSCRIPTION LINKS:$1 MONTH https://buy.stripe.com/7sI3cje3x2Zk9SodQT$10 MONTH https://buy.stripe.com/5kAbIP9Nh0Rc4y46oo$25

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01:42:46

Protecting Our Kids From AI Risk | Episode #58

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2025/01/27

Host John Sherman interviews Tara Steele, Director, The Safe AI For Children Alliance, about her work to protect children from AI risks such as deep fakes, her concern about AI causing human extinction, and what we can do about all of it.FOR HUMANITY MONTHLY DONATION SUBSCRIPTION LINKS: $1 MONTH https://buy.stripe.com/7sI3cje3x2Zk9SodQT $10 MONTH https://buy.stripe.com/5kAbIP9Nh0Rc4y46oo $25 MONTH https://buy.stripe.com/3cs9AHf7B9nIggM4gh $100 MONTH https://buy.stripe.com/aEU007bVp7fAfcI5km You

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01:40:10

2025 AI Risk Preview | For Humanity: An AI Risk...

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2025/01/13

What will 2025 bring? Sam Altman says AGI is coming in 2025. Agents will arrive for sure. Military use will expand greatly. Will we get a warning shot? Will we survive the year? In Episode #57, host John Sherman interviews AI Safety Research Engineer Max Winga about the latest in AI advances and risks and the year to come. FOR HUMANITY MONTHLY DONATION SUBSCRIPTION LINKS: $1 MONTH https://buy.stripe.com/7sI3cje3x2Zk9SodQT $10 MONTH https://buy.stripe.com/5kAbIP9Nh0Rc4y46oo $25 MONTH

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01:14:21

AGI Goes To Washington | For Humanity: An AI Risk...

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast ·

2024/12/19

FOR HUMANITY MONTHLY DONATION SUBSCRIPTION LINKS:$1 MONTH https://buy.stripe.com/7sI3cje3x2Zk9S... $10 MONTH https://buy.stripe.com/5kAbIP9Nh0Rc4y... $25 MONTH https://buy.stripe.com/3cs9AHf7B9nIgg... $100 MONTH https://buy.stripe.com/aEU007bVp7fAfc... In Episode #56, host John Sherman travels to Washington DC to lobby House and Senate staffers for AI regulation along with Felix De Simone and Louis Berman of Pause AI. We unpack what we saw and heard as we presented AI risk to the people who have

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