Watch every episode ad-free & uncensored on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dannyjones Roman V. Yampolskiy is a computer scientist associate professor known for research on AI safety, cybersecurity, digital forensics, and the risks of advanced artificial intelligence. He has written extensively for both academic and public audiences, including books such as Artificial Superintelligence and AI Safety and Security. SPONSORS https://www.amentara.com/go/dj - Use code DJP22 for 22% off your first order. https://whiterabbitenergy.com/?ref=DJP - Use code DJP for 20% off. EPISODE LINKS @RomanYampolskiy https://x.com/romanyam *NEW* DJP MERCH https://dannyjonespodcast.com FOLLOW DANNY JONES https://www.instagram.com/dannyjones https://twitter.com/jonesdanny LISTEN ON Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4VTLG0HiIZaCjH9gE6NFPq Apple - https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1441238966 OUTLINE 00:00 - Doomsday AI scenario 05:50 - AI super intelligence will kill us 11:59 - Superintelligence is dangerously close 16:36 - Why quantum computers aren't a threat 18:36 - AI may already be conscious 29:07 - AI is technology of mutually assured destruction 38:30 - We're in a simulation (and we can hack it) 47:21 - AI will create simulated realities 51:04 - Arguments against simulation theory 52:45 - What's outside the simulation 59:47 - The AI meaning crisis 01:02:57 - Government slowing down AI 01:07:36 - The current leading nation of AI 01:12:13 - Merging humans with AI 01:19:27 - Keeping AI obedient 01:23:02 - How transhumanists plan to live forever 01:32:34 - How AI will change human evolution 01:37:34 - It is now impossible to identify AI-generated media 01:44:34 - Palantir + DOGE integration