AI Expert STUART RUSSELL, exposes the trillion-dollar AI race, why governments won’t regulate, how AGI could replace humans by 2030, and why only a nuclear-level AI catastrophe will wake us up Professor Stuart Russell . 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: ◼️What the “gorilla problem” reveals about our future under superintelligent AI ◼️How governments are outfunded by Big Tech ◼️Why current AI systems already lie and self-preserve ◼️The radical solution he’s spent a decade building to make AI safe ◼️The myth of ‘pulling the plug’ and why AI won’t be that easy to stop 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 01:05:21 Ads 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 01:28:47 Ads 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? Follow Stuart: LinkedIn - You can purchase “Human Compatible: AI and the Problem of Control", here: The Diary Of A CEO: ◼️Join DOAC circle here - ◼️Buy The Diary Of A CEO book here - ◼️The 1% Diary is back - limited time only: ◼️The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards (Second Edition): ◼️Get email updates - ◼️Follow Steven - Sponsors: Pipedrive - Fiverr: and get 10% off your first order when you use code DIARY Stan Store: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. For Official Rules, visit