An AI Expert Warning: 6 People Are (Quietly) Deciding Humanity’s Future! We Must Act Now!

Professor Stuart Russell O.B.E. is a world‑renowned AI expert and Computer Science Professor at UC Berkeley. He holds the Smith‑Zadeh Chair in Engineering and directs the Center for Human‑Compatible AI, and is also the bestselling author of the book “Human Compatible: AI and the Problem of Control”. He explains the challenges of superintelligent AI, the funding gap between governments and Big Tech, the tendency of current AI systems to lie and self‑preserve, and the radical solution he has been building for a decade to make AI safe. He also debunks the myth that we can simply pull the plug on AI and discusses why stopping it will not be easy. 00:00 You've Been Talking About AI for a Long Time 02:41 You Wrote the Textbook on AI 03:16 It Will Take a Crisis to Wake People Up 05:51 CEOs Staying in the AI Race Despite Risks 07:51 They Know It's an Extinction-Level Risk 09:53 What Is Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)? 12:57 Will We Reach General Intelligence Soon? 16:13 How Much Is Safety Really Being Implemented 17:16 AI Safety Employees Leaving OpenAI 18:01 The Gorilla Problem - The Most Intelligent Species Will Always Rule 19:21 If There's an Extinction Risk, Why Don't They Stop? 20:50 Can't We Just Pull the Plug if AI Gets Too Powerful? 22:36 Can We Build AI That Will Act in Our Best Interests? 23:57 Are You Troubled by the Rapid Advancement of AI? 26:36 Do You Have Regrets About Your Involvement? 27:22 No One Actually Understands How This AI Works 30:23 AI Will Be Able to Train Itself 32:11 The Fast Takeoff Is Coming 34:07 Are We Creating Our Successor and Ending the Human Race? 38:23 Advice to Young People in This New World 40:40 How Do You Think AI Would Make Us Extinct? 42:20 The Problem if No One Has to Work 45:46 What if We Just Entertain Ourselves All Day 48:30 Why Do We Make Robots Look Like Humans? 56:31 What Should Young People Be Doing Professionally? 59:56 What Is It to Be Human? 01:03:21 The Rise of Individualism 01:06:26 Universal Basic Income 01:08:28 Would You Press a Button to Stop AI Forever? 01:15:01 But Won't China Win the AI Race if We Stop? 01:18:27 Trump's Approach to AI 01:18:53 What's Causing the Loss in Middle-Class Jobs 01:20:49 What Will Happen if the UK Doesn't Join the AI Race? 01:23:18 Amazon Replacing Their Workers 01:30:41 Experts Agree on Extinction Risk 01:37:48 What if Aliens Were Watching Us Right Now 01:39:22 Can We Make AI Systems That We Can Control? 01:43:01 Are We Creating a God? 01:47:19 Could There Have Been Advanced Civilisations Before Us? 01:48:37 What Can We Do to Help? 01:50:30 You Wrote the Book on AI - Does It Weigh on You? 01:58:35 What Do You Value Most in Life?