Superintelligent AI: Why we need to shut it down NOW before it's too late

Friday, 24 April 2026 - 10:00am to 10:30am

Jennifer and Jacques return to the topic of Artificial Intelligence, this time focussing on the pressing dangers of Superintelligent AI, which is self-organising and self-directing and not within the understanding and control of any humans.

They refer to a recent book by experts in the field, Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares. with the self-explanatory title: If anyone builds it, everyone dies: The case against superintelligent AI. The authors urge for it to be shut down before it is too late.

References

Karen Hao 2025, Empire of AI: Inside the reckless race for total domination.

Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares 2025, If anyone builds it, everyone dies: The case against superintelligent AI.

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