18 Dec 2025 · 1 h 40 min
Books from Yoshua Bengio
“Creator of AI: We Have 2 Years Before Everything Changes! These Jobs Won't Exist in 24 Months!”
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The conversation
Yoshua Bengio, a Turing Award-winning AI pioneer, discusses the existential dangers of advanced AI, including agentic systems, autonomous weapons, and cyber threats. He argues for urgent safety measures, regulation, and public awareness to prevent catastrophic outcomes before AI becomes uncontrollable.
Talking points
- Existential risks of advanced AI
- Agentic AI and loss of control
- Killer robots and autonomous weapons
- Cyber crime and deepfake threats
- Weak AI regulation compared to food safety
- Power concentration in AI CEOs
- Job displacement by AI
- Need for international cooperation and safety measures