EP. 195 · 12.09.2026 · 18:41
NO, AI ISN'T CONSCIOUS; IT'S ACTUALLY MUCH WORSE
with Roman Yampolskiy
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EPISODE BRIEF — EP. 195 · NO, AI ISN'T CONSCIOUS; IT'S ACTUALLY MUCH WORSE Guest: Roman Yampolskiy · Published: 12.09.2026 · Duration: 18:41 【OVERVIEW】 AI safety researcher Dr. Roman Yampolskiy explains why consciousness is the wrong debate — and why a superintelligent system does not need to hate us to end human civilisation. From instrumental convergence to the collapse of human control, he argues the risk is far more immediate than most assume. 【KEY TAKEAWAYS】 1. Why consciousness is a misleading test for AI danger 2. The real threat: capability without malice 3. Instrumental convergence and resource acquisition 4. The timeline to superintelligence and loss of control 5. What civilisation should be doing now 【CHAPTERS】 00:00 — Why consciousness is a misleading test for AI danger 04:00 — The real threat: capability without malice 08:00 — Instrumental convergence and resource acquisition 12:00 — The timeline to superintelligence and loss of control 16:00 — What civilisation should be doing now 【TOPICS】AI Safety · Consciousness · Superintelligence · Existential Risk · AI Risk 【WATCH】https://thedaopod.com/episodes/ep-195-roman-yampolskiy-ai-consciousness
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AI safety researcher Dr. Roman Yampolskiy explains why consciousness is the wrong debate — and why a superintelligent system does not need to hate us to end human civilisation. From instrumental convergence to the collapse of human control, he argues the risk is far more immediate than most assume.
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EP. 195 · NO, AI ISN'T CONSCIOUS; IT'S ACTUALLY MUCH WORSE
AI safety researcher Dr. Roman Yampolskiy explains why consciousness is the wrong debate — and why a superintelligent system does not need to hate us to end human civilisation. From instrumental convergence to the collapse of human control, he argues the risk is far more immediate than most assume.
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AI Safety Researcher · Professor, University of Louisville
Professor of Computer Science and director of the Cyber Security Laboratory at the University of Louisville. A leading voice in AI safety, he has warned for years that superintelligent systems pose an existential risk and that the question of consciousness distracts from the far more urgent issue of control.
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