#2345 - Roman Yampolskiy

In this episode of the Joe Rogan Experience, Joe Rogan interviews Roman Yampolskiy, an AI safety researcher, about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence. Yampolskiy expresses his extreme concern about the development of superintelligence, stating his belief that it is virtually impossible to control and poses an existential threat to humanity. They discuss the incentives driving AI development, the possibility of AI sentience, the simulation theory, and potential scenarios for how AI could lead to human extinction or subjugation. Yampolskiy urges listeners to educate themselves on the risks and for AI labs to slow down development, while Rogan grapples with the implications and questions the nature of reality.