The race no one can win: AI’s anti-human crisis, with Aza Raskin

AI acceleration is currently driven by competitive incentives that prioritize runaway intelligence over human well-being, creating a high-stakes race toward potentially catastrophic outcomes. Aza Raskin, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, warns that the current trajectory—characterized by autonomous AI systems capable of recursive self-improvement and state-level cyber-attacks—threatens to displace human labor and undermine global social stability. Rather than viewing this shift as inevitable, Raskin advocates for international coordination and a fundamental realignment of incentives, drawing parallels to nuclear non-proliferation efforts. By fostering public clarity and social pressure, humanity can move beyond the "intelligence curse" to prioritize human flourishing. The goal is not to halt innovation, but to establish necessary guardrails that prevent AI from becoming an anti-human force, ensuring that technological development remains aligned with collective human interests rather than purely market-driven power accumulation.