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Roman Yampolskiy: Dangers of Superintelligent AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #431

2024-06-02 Science & Technology
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Roman Yampolskiy is an AI safety researcher and author of a new book titled AI: Unexplainable, Unpredictable, Uncontrollable. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Yahoo Finance: https://yahoofinance.com - MasterClass: https://masterclass.com/lexpod to get 15% off - NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour - LMNT: https://drinkLMNT.com/lex to get free sample pack - Eight Sleep: https://eightsleep.com/lex to get $350 off TRANSCRIPT: https://lexfridman.com/roman-yampolskiy-transcript EPISODE LINKS: Roman's X: https://twitter.com/romanyam Roman's Website: http://cecs.louisville.edu/ry Roman's AI book: https://amzn.to/4aFZuPb PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 2:20 - Existential risk of AGI 8:32 - Ikigai risk 16:44 - Suffering risk 20:19 - Timeline to AGI 24:51 - AGI turing test 30:14 - Yann LeCun and open source AI 43:06 - AI control 45:33 - Social engineering 48:06 - Fearmongering 57:57 - AI deception 1:04:30 - Verification 1:11:29 - Self-improving AI 1:23:42 - Pausing AI development 1:29:59 - AI Safety 1:39:43 - Current AI 1:45:05 - Simulation 1:52:24 - Aliens 1:53:57 - Human mind 2:00:17 - Neuralink 2:09:23 - Hope for the future 2:13:18 - Meaning of life SOCIAL: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

Top Comments (10)

@salasart 2024-06-03

I think Lex gives too much credit to humanity

683 48 replies
@simesaid 2024-06-03

Lex: *"What gives you hope"* Roman: *"That I might be wrong. I could be. I've been wrong before".*

580 23 replies
@matteofalduto766 2024-06-04

Lex: "On a more mundane note, how do you spend your weekends?" Roman: "I have a paper about that"

422 8 replies
@doubleuponbob3397 2025-07-07

Who else is here after seeing Roman's Rogan appearance?

387 35 replies
@oldandtired940 2024-06-06

Ive been a first responder for the last few decades. One of the rules of my profession, especially when dealing with life and death, is to expect and always be prepared for the worst case scenerio and mitigate risks as much as possible. This man understands that concept. I love Lex's optimism, but in some situations optimism can be very, very dangerous

358 18 replies
@sanjin9815517 2024-06-06

“What gives you hope?” “ I could be wrong” lol

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@lexfridman 2024-06-02

Here are the timestamps. Please check out our sponsors to support this podcast. 0:00 - Introduction & sponsor mentions: - Yahoo Finance: https://yahoofinance.com - MasterClass: https://masterclass.com/lexpod to get 15% off - NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour - LMNT: https://drinkLMNT.com/lex to get free sample pack - Eight Sleep: https://eightsleep.com/lex to get $350 off 2:20 - Existential risk of AGI 8:32 - Ikigai risk 16:44 - Suffering risk 20:19 - Timeline to AGI 24:51 - AGI turing test 30:14 - Yann LeCun and open source AI 43:06 - AI control 45:33 - Social engineering 48:06 - Fearmongering 57:57 - AI deception 1:04:30 - Verification 1:11:29 - Self-improving AI 1:23:42 - Pausing AI development 1:29:59 - AI Safety 1:39:43 - Current AI 1:45:05 - Simulation 1:52:24 - Aliens 1:53:57 - Human mind 2:00:17 - Neuralink 2:09:23 - Hope for the future 2:13:18 - Meaning of life

259 47 replies
@pb03-11 2025-07-29

this interview is like a situation where a father must explain his spoiled kid, that the fireworks can't be deployed in the living room.

116 7 replies
@AIisallyouNeed-of5ku 2024-06-12

This conversation feels like it's on a loop.

85 6 replies
@shirtstealer86 2025-07-20

lol wtf, “let’s wait until they are super intelligent and starts doing catastrophic damage” -Lex the genius Friedman

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