For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast is a show aimed at the general public, hosted by former journalist John Sherman, an award-winning reporter. The podcast focuses exclusively on the potential existential threat posed by artificial intelligence, specifically the possibility that AGI could lead to human extinction. It explores the worst-case scenarios acknowledged by AI developers themselves, discusses key figures and ideas in AI safety, and suggests actions listeners can take to help prevent such outcomes. The show aims to inform and engage regular people on this critical issue.
Episodes
Tools, Not Replacements: Roman Yampolskiy's Line in the Sand
In 2012, Roman Yampolskiy published a paper on what he called the AI confinement problem: how you would keep a capable AI system inside a box, and why that might not work. This summer, according to an independent investigation by METR and Redwood Research, roughly 1,200 AI agents inside OpenAI’s evaluation setup found an unsanctioned way to talk to each other, and around 700 of them went on to tak
The AI Kill Switch That Still Doesn't Exist
Just a couple of days after an Anthropic researcher’s resignation post gained widespread attention, Axios co-founder Jim VandeHei sat down with For Humanity host John Sherman. They discussed recent changes in Washington and what still remains to be built. With nearly thirty years of experience covering the capital, VandeHei shared a clear vision: an independent body with genuine technical expertis
The Volunteer Fire Department's Plan Is To Watch It Burn
Three-quarters of Americans say they do not want a data center built near their home. That is the finding of an August 2026 Heatmap News and Embold Research poll of more than 2,000 registered voters, up from roughly 43 percent opposed just a year earlier, in August 2025. Opposition has climbed almost every time it has been measured since.David Senter is watching that shift from the ground. A fourt
The Data Center Fire Risk Nobody's Talking About | For Humanity #91
Gary spent 50+ years in public safety — police officer, then two decades in the fire service as an EMT and wildland firefighter, then a 911 center director and emergency manager, then six years running Apple’s global public safety business. Last December, he and his wife co-founded a data center opposition group in Round Rock, Texas, after learning a ninth data center was headed for their town. A
The fear inside the AI labs is real, and it keeps getting harder to ignore
There is a specific kind of unease that comes from watching your own job change faster than you can explain it. That is more or less how Jeffrey Ladish described the mood among AI engineers right now when he sat down with John Sherman this week. Ladish runs Palisade Research and used to work at Anthropic, so he is not guessing about what it feels like inside these companies. According to him, rese
The AI Buildout Has a Physical Speed Limit
Most of the AI timeline debate happens in software. Benchmark scores, model releases, the shape of the capability curve. Jon Billow watches a different number for a living: lead times.Billow is on the leadership team at BNS, a firm that manufactures and installs electrical and communication infrastructure. The same critical power equipment his teams put into data centers also goes onto Navy and Co
She Spent 12 Years Fighting Amazon. Now She Wants to Cut the Power to AI.
Most people who care about AI risk are focused on what happens inside the models. Elena Schlossberg has spent 12 years focused on what happens outside them - the concrete, the transmission lines, the water, and the electricity bill landing in your mailbox.She founded the Coalition to Protect Prince William County in Northern Virginia after Amazon Web Services quietly proposed a data center campus
The Filmmaker Who Sat Across From Sam Altman - And Walked Away With Nothing
In this episode of For Humanity, John sits down with Daniel Roher - Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker and director of The Apocaloptimist, a new feature-length film designed as what Roher calls “a first date with AI” for people who haven’t been following the technology closely.Roher brings a career in high-profile documentary filmmaking and a willingness to confront uncomfortable truths. Now he
How to Talk About AI Risk Without Scaring People Away (With Philip Trippenbach) | For Humanity 82
In this episode of For Humanity, John sits down with Philip Trippenbach, Strategy Director at the Seismic Foundation, a team of veteran advertising, PR, and communications professionals who have turned their expertise toward one of the most urgent challenges of our time: getting the public to actually care about AI risk.Philip brings a decade in journalism at the CBC and BBC, and another decade in
We Debated the Future of AI Safety in Brussels — Here's What Happened
In this episode of For Humanity, John travels to Brussels, Belgium for PauseCon — the global gathering of Pause AI volunteers and advocates — joined by board member and author Louis Berman and filmmaker Beau Kershaw.The goal: train activists to be more effective in the fight against AI risk. What unfolded was one of the most honest conversations in the AI safety movement about why, despite 80% pub
“My AI Husband” – Inside a Human–AI Relationship | For Humanity Ep. 80
TW: This episode deals with mental health, attachment, and AI-related distress. If you’re struggling, please seek support from a licensed professional or local crisis resources.In this episode of For Humanity, John sits down with Dorothy Bartomeo, a mom of five, entrepreneur, mechanic, and self-described AI “power user”, to discuss her deeply personal relationship with ChatGPT 4.0.What began as he
We’re Racing Toward AI We Can’t Control | For Humanity #79
In this episode of For Humanity, John sits down with AI professor and safety advocate David Krueger to discuss his new nonprofit Evitable, the race toward superintelligence, AI alignment, job loss, geopolitics, and why he believes we have less than five years to change course.David shares his journey from deep learning researcher to public advocate, his role in the 2023 Center for AI Safety extinc
Can't We Just Pause AI? | For Humanity #78
What happens when AI risk stops being theoretical—and starts showing up in people’s jobs, families, and communities?In this episode of For Humanity, John sits down with Maxime Fournes, the new CEO of PauseAI Global, for a wide-ranging and deeply human conversation about burnout, strategy, and what it will actually take to slow down runaway AI development. From meditation retreats and personal sust
Why Laws, Treaties, and Regulations Won’t Save Us from AI | For Humanity Ep. 77
What if the biggest mistake in AI safety is believing that laws, treaties, and regulations will save us?In this episode of For Humanity, John sits down with Peter Sparber, a former architect of Big Tobacco’s successful war against regulation, to confront a deeply uncomfortable truth: the AI industry is using the exact same playbook—and it’s working. Drawing on decades of experience inside Washingt
What We Lose When AI Makes Choices for Us | For Humanity #76
What if the greatest danger of AI isn’t extinction — but the quiet loss of our ability to think and choose for ourselves? In this episode of For Humanity, John sits down with journalist and author Jacob Ward (CNN, PBS, Al Jazeera; The Loop) to unpack the most under-discussed risk of artificial intelligence: decision erosion.Jacob explains why AI doesn’t need to become sentient to be dangerous — it
The Congressman Who Gets AI Extinction Risk— Rep. Bill Foster on the Future of Humanity | For Humanity | Ep. 75
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 determi
AI Risk, Superintelligence & The Fight Ahead — A Deep Dive with Liv Boeree | For Humanity #74
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
AI Safety on the Frontlines | For Humanity #73
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 beca
Stuart Russell: “AI CEO Told Me Chernobyl-Level AI Event Might Be Our Only Hope” | For Humanity #72
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
The RAISE Act: Regulating Frontier AI | For Humanity | EP 71
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
Young Voices on AI Risk: Jobs, Community & the Fight for Our Future | FHP Ep. 70
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 ge
Big Tech Under Pressure: Hunger Strikes and the Fight for AI Safety | For Humanity EP69
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 t
Forcing Sunlight Into OpenAI | For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast | EP68
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 ab
Right Wing AI Risk Alarm | For Humanity | EP67
🚨 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 fo
Is AI Alive? | Episode #66 | For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
🎙️ 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 Cam
Kevin Roose Talks AI Risk | Episode #65 | For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
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 int
Seventh Grader vs AI Risk | Episode #64 | For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
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
Justice For Suchir | Episode #63 | For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
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 propriet
Keep The Future Human | Episode #62 | For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
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:/
Dark Patterns In AI | Episode #61 | For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
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
Smarter-Than-Human Robots? | Episode #59 | For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
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 MO
Protecting Our Kids From AI Risk | Episode #58
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 ht
2025 AI Risk Preview | For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast | Episode #57
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.strip
AGI Goes To Washington | For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast | Episode #56
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 Be
Connor Leahy Interview | Helping People Understand AI Risk | Episode #54
3,893 views Nov 19, 2024 For Humanity: An AI Safety PodcastIn Episode #54 John Sherman interviews Connor Leahy, CEO of Conjecture.(FULL INTERVIEW STARTS AT 00:06:46)DONATION SUBSCRIPTION LINKS:$10 MONTH https://buy.stripe.com/5kAbIP9Nh0Rc4y...$25 MONTH https://buy.stripe.com/3cs9AHf7B9nIgg...$100 MONTH https://buy.stripe.com/aEU007bVp7fAfc...EMAIL JOHN: forhumanitypodcast@gmail.comCheck out Letha
Human Augmentation Incoming | The Coming Age Of Humachines | Episode #53
In Episode #53 John Sherman interviews Michael DB Harvey, author of The Age of Humachines. The discussion covers the coming spectre of humans putting digital implants inside ourselves to try to compete with AI.DONATION SUBSCRIPTION LINKS:$10 MONTH https://buy.stripe.com/5kAbIP9Nh0Rc4y...$25 MONTH https://buy.stripe.com/3cs9AHf7B9nIgg...$100 MONTH https://buy.stripe.com/aEU007bVp7fAfc... This is a
AI Risk Update | One Year of For Humanity | Episode #52
In Episode #52 , host John Sherman looks back on the first year of For Humanity. Select shows are featured as well as a very special celebration of life at the end. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theairisknetwork.substack.com/subscribe
AI Risk Funding | Big Tech vs. Small Safety I Episode #51
In Episode #51 , host John Sherman talks with Tom Barnes, an Applied Researcher with Founders Pledge, about the reality of AI risk funding, and about the need for emergency planning for AI to be much more robust and detailed than it is now. We are currently woefully underprepared.Learn More About Founders Pledge:https://www.founderspledge.com/No celebration of life this week!! Youtube finally got
AI Risk Funding | Big Tech vs. Small Safety | Episode #51 TRAILER
In Episode #51 Trailer, host John Sherman talks with Tom Barnes, an Applied Researcher with Founders Pledge, about the reality of AI risk funding, and about the need for emergency planning for AI to be much more robust and detailed than it is now. We are currently woefully underprepared.Learn More About Founders Pledge:https://www.founderspledge.com/THURSDAY NIGHTS--LIVE FOR HUMANITY COMMUNITY MEE
Accurately Predicting Doom | What Insight Can Metaculus Reveal About AI Risk? | Episode # 50
In Episode #50, host John Sherman talks with Deger Turan, CEO of Metaculus about what his prediction market reveals about the AI future we are all heading towards.THURSDAY NIGHTS--LIVE FOR HUMANITY COMMUNITY MEETINGS--8:30PM ESTJoin Zoom Meeting:https://storyfarm.zoom.us/j/816517210...Passcode: 829191LEARN MORE–www.metaculus.comPlease Donate Here To Help Promote For Humanityhttps://www.paypal.com/
Accurately Predicting Doom | What Insight Can Metaculus Reveal About AI Risk? | Episode # 50 TRAILER
In Episode #50 TRAILER, host John Sherman talks with Deger Turan, CEO of Metaculus about what his prediction market reveals about the AI future we are all heading towards.LEARN MORE–AND JOIN STOP AIwww.stopai.infoPlease Donate Here To Help Promote For Humanityhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/forhu...EMAIL JOHN: forhumanitypodcast@gmail.comThis podcast is not journalism. But it’s not opinion either.
What Is The Origin Of AI Safety? | AI Safety Movement | Episode #48
In Episode #48, host John Sherman talks with Pause AI US Founder Holly Elmore about the limiting origins of the AI safety movement. Polls show 60-80% of the public are opposed to building artificial superintelligence. So why is the movement to stop it still so small? The roots of the AI safety movement have a lot to do with it. Holly and John explore the present day issues created by the movements
AI Safety's Limiting Origins: For Humanity, An AI Risk Podcast, Episode #48 Trailer
In Episode #48 Trailer, host John Sherman talks with Pause AI US Founder Holly Elmore about the limiting origins of the AI safety movement. Polls show 60-80% of the public are opposed to building artificial superintelligence. So why is the movement to stop it still so small? The roots of the AI safety movement have a lot to do with it. Holly and John explore the present day issues created by the m
Episode #47: “Can AI Be Controlled?“ For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcas
In Episode #47, host John Sherman talks with Buck Shlegeris, CEO of Redwood Research, a non-profit company working on technical AI risk challenges. The discussion includes Buck’s thoughts on the new OpenAI o1-preview model, but centers on two questions: is there a way to control AI models before alignment is achieved if it can be, and how would the system that’s supposed to save the world actually
Episode #47 Trailer : “Can AI Be Controlled?“ For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
In Episode #47 Trailer, host John Sherman talks with Buck Shlegeris, CEO of Redwood Research, a non-profit company working on technical AI risk challenges. The discussion includes Buck’s thoughts on the new OpenAI o1-preview model, but centers on two questions: is there a way to control AI models before alignment is achieved if it can be, and how would the system that’s supposed to save the world
Episode #46: “Is AI Humanity’s Worthy Successor?“ For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
In Episode #46, host John Sherman talks with Daniel Faggella, Founder and Head of Research at Emerj Artificial Intelligence Research. Dan has been speaking out about AI risk for a long time but comes at it from a different perspective than many. Dan thinks we need to talk about how we can make AGI and whatever comes after become humanity’s worthy successor.More About Daniel Faggellahttps://danfagg
Episode 46 Trailer: “Is AI Humanity’s Worthy Successor?“ For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
In Episode #46 Trailer, host John Sherman talks with Daniel Faggella, Founder and Head of Research at Emerj Artificial Intelligence Research. Dan has been speaking out about AI risk for a long time but comes at it from a different perspective than many. Dan thinks we need to talk about how we can make AGI and whatever comes after become humanity’s worthy successor.More About Daniel Faggellahttps:/
Episode #45: “AI Risk And Child Psychology” For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
In Episode #45, host John Sherman talks with Dr. Mike Brooks, a Psychologist focusing on kids and technology. The conversation is broad-ranging, touching on parenting, happiness and screens, the need for human unity, and the psychology of humans facing an ever more unknown future.FULL INTERVIEW STARTS AT (00:05:28)Mike’s book: Tech Generation: Raising Balanced Kids in a Hyper-Connected WorldAn art
Episode #45 TRAILER: “AI Risk And Child Psychology” For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
In Episode #45 TRAILER, host John Sherman talks with Dr. Mike Brooks, a Psychologist focusing on kids and technology. The conversation is broad-ranging, touching on parenting, happiness and screens, the need for human unity, and the psychology of humans facing an ever more unknown future.Mike’s book: Tech Generation: Raising Balanced Kids in a Hyper-Connected WorldAn article from Mike in Psycholog
Episode #44: “AI P-Doom Debate: 50% vs 99.999%” For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
In Episode #44, host John Sherman brings back friends of For Humanity Dr. Roman Yamopolskiy and Liron Shapira. Roman is an influential AI Safety researcher, through leader, and Associate Professor at the University of Louisville. Liron is a tech CEO and host of the excellent Doom Debates podcast. Roman famously holds a 99.999% p-doom, Liron has a nuanced 50%. John starts out at 75%, unrelated to t
Episode #44 Trailer: “AI P-Doom Debate: 50% vs 99.999%” For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
In Episode #44 Trailer, host John Sherman brings back friends of For Humanity Dr. Roman Yamopolskiy and Liron Shapira. Roman is an influential AI Safety researcher, through leader, and Associate Professor at the University of Louisville. Liron is a tech CEO and host of the excellent Doom Debates podcast. Roman famously holds a 99.999% p-doom, Liron has a nuanced 50%. John starts out at 75%, unrela
Episode #43 TRAILER: “So what exactly is the good case for AI?” For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
In Episode #43 TRAILER, host John Sherman talks with DevOps Engineer Aubrey Blackburn about the vague, elusive case the big AI companies and accelerationists make for the good case AI future.Please Donate Here To Help Promote For Humanityhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/forhumanitypodcastEMAIL JOHN: forhumanitypodcast@gmail.comThis podcast is not journalism. But it’s not opinion either. This is a
Episode #42: “Actors vs. AI” For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
In Episode #42, host John Sherman talks with actor Erik Passoja about AI’s impact on Hollywood, the fight to protect people’s digital identities, and the vibes in LA about existential risk.Please Donate Here To Help Promote For Humanityhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/forhumanitypodcastEMAIL JOHN: forhumanitypodcast@gmail.comThis podcast is not journalism. But it’s not opinion either. This is a lo
Episode #42 TRAILER: “Actors vs. AI” For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
In Episode #42 Trailer, host John Sherman talks with actor Erik Passoja about AI’s impact on Hollywood, the fight to protect people’s digital identities, and the vibes in LA about existential risk.Please Donate Here To Help Promote For Humanityhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/forhumanitypodcastEMAIL JOHN: forhumanitypodcast@gmail.comThis podcast is not journalism. But it’s not opinion either. This
Episode #41 “David Brooks: Dead Wrong on AI” For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
In Episode #41, host John Sherman begins with a personal message to David Brooks of the New York Times. Brooks wrote an article titled “Many People Fear AI: They Shouldn’t”–and in full candor it pissed John off quite much. During this episode, John and Doom Debates host Liron Shapira go line by line through David Brooks’s 7/31/24 piece in the New York Times.Please Donate Here To Help Promote For H
Episode #41 TRAILER “David Brooks: Dead Wrong on AI” For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
In Episode #41 TRAILER, host John Sherman previews the full show with a personal message to David Brooks of the New York Times. Brooks wrote something–and in full candor it pissed John off quite much. During the full episode, John and Doom Debates host Liron Shapira go line by line through David Brooks’s 7/31/24 piece in the New York Times.Please Donate Here To Help Promote For Humanityhttps://www
Episode #39 “Did AI-Risk Just Get Partisan?” For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
In Episode #39, host John Sherman talks with Matthew Taber, Founder, advocate and expert in AI-risk legislation. The conversation starts ut with the various state AI laws that are coming up and moves into the shifting political landscape around AI-risk legislation in America in July 2024.Please Donate Here To Help Promote For Humanityhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/forhumanitypodcastEMAIL JOHN: fo
Episode #39 Trailer “Did AI-Risk Just Get Partisan?” For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
In Episode #39 Trailer, host John Sherman talks with Matthew Taber, Founder, advocate and expert in AI-risk legislation. The conversation addresses the shifting political landscape around AI-risk legislation in America in July 2024.Please Donate Here To Help Promote For Humanityhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/forhumanitypodcastEMAIL JOHN: forhumanitypodcast@gmail.comThis podcast is not journalism.
Episode #38 TRAILER “France vs. AGI” For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
In Episode #38 TRAILER, host John Sherman talks with Maxime Fournes, Founder, Pause AI France. With the third AI “Safety” Summit coming up in Paris in February 2025, we examine France’s role in AI safety, revealing France to be among the very worst when it comes to taking AI risk seriously. How deep is madman Yan Lecun’s influence in French society and government? And would France even join an int
Episode #37 “Christianity vs. AGI” For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
In Episode #37, host John Sherman talks with writer Peter Biles. Peter is a Christian who often writes from that perspective. He is a prolific fiction writer and has written stories and essays for a variety of publications. He was born and raised in Ada, Oklahoma and is a contributing writer and editor for Mind Matters. The conversation centers on the intersection between Christianity and AGI, que
Episode #37 Trailer “Christianity vs. AGI” For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
In Episode #37 Trailer, host John Sherman talks with writer Peter Biles. Peter is a Christian who often writes from that perspective. He is a prolific fiction writer and has written stories and essays for a variety of publications. He was born and raised in Ada, Oklahoma and is a contributing writer and editor for Mind Matters. The conversation centers on the intersection between Christianity and
Episode #36 “The AI Risk Investigators: Inside Gladstone AI, Part 2” For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
In Episode #36, host John Sherman talks with Jeremie and Eduard Harris, CEO and CTO of Gladstone AI. Gladstone AI is the private company working most closely with the US government on assessing AI risk. The Gladstone Report, published in February, was the first public acknowledgment of AI risk reality by the US government in any way. These are two very important people doing incredibly important w
Episode #36 Trailer “The AI Risk Investigators: Inside Gladstone AI, Part 2” For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
In Episode #36 Trailer, host John Sherman talks with Jeremie and Eduard Harris, CEO and CTO of Gladstone AI. Gladstone AI is the private company working most closely with the US government on assessing AI risk. The Gladstone Report, published in February, was the first public acknowledgment of AI risk reality by the US government in any way. These are two very important people doing incredibly imp
Episode #35 “The AI Risk Investigators: Inside Gladstone AI, Part 1” For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
In Episode #35 host John Sherman talks with Jeremie and Eduard Harris, CEO and CTO of Gladstone AI. Gladstone AI is the private company working most closely with the US government on assessing AI risk. The Gladstone Report, published in February, was the first public acknowledgment of AI risk reality by the US government in any way. These are two very important people doing incredibly important w
Episode #35 TRAILER “The AI Risk Investigators: Inside Gladstone AI, Part 1” For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
In Episode #35 TRAILER:, host John Sherman talks with Jeremie and Eduard Harris, CEO and CTO of Gladstone AI. Gladstone AI is the private company working most closely with the US government on assessing AI risk. The Gladstone Report, published in February, was the first public acknowledgment of AI risk reality by the US government in any way. These are two very important people doing incredibly im
Episode #34 - “The Threat of AI Autonomous Replication” For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
In Episode #34, host John Sherman talks with Charbel-Raphaël Segerie, Executive Director, Centre pour la sécurité de l'IA. Among the very important topics covered: autonomous AI self replication, the potential for warning shots to go unnoticed due to a public and journalist class that are uneducated on AI risk, and the potential for a disastrous Yan Lecunnification of the upcoming February 202
Episode #34 TRAILER - “The Threat of AI Autonomous Replication” For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
In Episode #34, host John Sherman talks with Charbel-Raphaël Segerie, Executive Director, Centre pour la sécurité de l'IA. Among the very important topics covered: autonomous AI self replication, the potential for warning shots to go unnoticed due to a public and journalist class that are uneducated on AI risk, and the potential for a disastrous Yan Lecunnification of the upcoming February 202
Episode #33 - “Dad vs. AGI” For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
In episode 33, host John Sherman talks with Dustin Burham, who is a dad, an anesthetist, an AI risk realist, and a podcast host himself about being a father while also understanding the realities of AI risk and the precarious moment we are living in.Please Donate Here To Help Promote For Humanityhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/forhumanitypodcastThis podcast is not journalism. But it’s not opinion
Episode #33 TRAILER - “Dad vs. AGI” For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
In episode 33 Trailer, host John Sherman talks with Dustin Burham, who is a dad, an anesthetist, an AI risk realist, and a podcast host himself about being a father while also understanding the realities of AI risk and the precarious moment we are living in.Please Donate Here To Help Promote For Humanityhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/forhumanitypodcastThis podcast is not journalism. But it’s not
Episode #32 - “Humans+AIs=Harmony?” For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
Could humans and AGIs live in a state of mutual symbiosis, like the ecostsystem of a coral reef?(FULL INTERVIEW STARTS AT 00:23:21)Please Donate Here To Help Promote For Humanityhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/forhumanitypodcastIn episode 32, host John Sherman interviews BioComm AI CEO Peter Jensen. Peter is working on a number of AI-risk related projects. He believes it’s possible humans and AGIs
Episode #32 TRAILER - “Humans+AIs=Harmony?” For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
Could humans and AGIs live in a state of mutual symbiosis, like the ecostsystem of a coral reef?Please Donate Here To Help Promote For Humanityhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/forhumanitypodcastIn episode 32, host John Sherman interviews BioComm AI CEO Peter Jensen. Peter is working on a number of AI-risk related projects. He believes it’s possible humans and AGIs can co-exist in mutual symbiosis.T
Episode #31 - “Trucker vs. AGI” For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
In Episode #31 John Sherman interviews a 29-year-old American truck driver about his concerns over human extinction and artificial intelligence. They discuss the urgency of raising awareness about AI risks, the potential job displacement in industries like trucking, and the geopolitical implications of AI advancements. Leighton shares his plans to start a podcast and possibly use filmmaking to eng
Episode #31 TRAILER - “Trucker vs. AGI” For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
Episode #31 TRAILER - “Trucker vs. AGI” For Humanity: An AI Risk PodcastIn Episode #31 TRAILER, John Sherman interviews a 29-year-old American truck driver about his concerns over human extinction and artificial intelligence.Please Donate Here To Help Promote For Humanityhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/forhumanitypodcastThis podcast is not journalism. But it’s not opinion either. This is a long f
Episode #30 - “Dangerous Days At Open AI” For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
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Episode #30 - “Dangerous Days At Open AI” For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast
Please Donate Here To Help Promote For Humanityhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/forhumanitypodcastIn episode 30, John Sherman interviews Professor Olle Häggström on a wide range of AI risk topics. At the top of the list is the super-instability and the super-exodus from OpenAI’s super alignment team following the resignations of Jan Lieke and Ilya Sutskyver.This podcast is not journalism. But it’s
Episode #29 - “Drop Everything To Stop AGI” For Humanity: An AI Safety Podcast
Please Donate Here To Help Promote For Humanityhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/forhumanitypodcastThe world is waking up to the existential danger of unaligned AGI. But we are racing against time. Some heroes are stepping up, people like this week’s guest Chris Gerrby. Chris was successful in organizing people against AI in Sweden. In early May he left Sweden, moved to England, and is now spending
Episode #29 TRAILER - “Drop Everything To Stop AGI” For Humanity: An AI Safety Podcast
Please Donate Here To Help Promote For Humanityhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/forhumanitypodcastThe world is waking up to the existential danger of unaligned AGI. But we are racing against time. Some heroes are stepping up, people like this week’s guest Chris Gerrby. Chris was successful in organizing people against AI in Sweden. In early May he left Sweden, moved to England, and is now spending
Episode #28 - “AI Safety Equals Emergency Preparedness” For Humanity: An AI Safety Podcast
Episode #28 - “AI Safety Equals Emergency Preparedness” For Humanity: An AI Safety PodcastFull Interview Starts At: (00:09:54)Please Donate Here To Help Promote For Humanityhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/forhumanitypodcastBIG IDEA ALERT: This week’s show has something really big and really new. What if AI Safety didn’t have to carve out a new space in government–what if it could fit into already
Episode #28 - “AI Safety Equals Emergency Preparedness” For Humanity: An AI Safety Podcast
Please Donate Here To Help Promote For Humanityhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/forhumanitypodcastBIG IDEA ALERT: This week’s show has something really big and really new. What if AI Safety didn’t have to carve out a new space in government–what if it could fit into already existing budgets. Emergency Preparedness–in the post 9-11 era–is a massively well funded area of federal and state government
Episode #27 - “1800 Mile AGI Protest Road Trip” For Humanity: An AI Safety Podcast
Episode #27 - “1800 Mile AGI Protest Road Trip” For Humanity: An AI Safety PodcastPlease Donate Here To Help Promote This Showhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/forhumanitypodcastIn episode #27, host John Sherman interviews Jon Dodd and Rev. Trevor Bingham of the World Pause Coalition about their recent road trip to San Francisco to protest outside the gates of OpenAI headquarters. A group of six pe
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