I spoke with @romanyam, the top AI safety expert in the world. He literally coined the term “AI safety” about 15 years ago. Roman explained if AGI is here, what the real threat of AI is to humanity, how many jobs could be lost, why he is bullish on bitcoin, how physical AI & robotics will likely play out, and whether the frontier model labs actually care about AI safety. This was a profound conversation with someone everyone should get to know. YouTube: https://youtu.be/HSVhShdcriU?is=1m3YW1RNuE7JzRQl Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/37I1VnpNBTBGiebqXLek3H?si=eVFoSA6gTXyg4pzHFWbNvQ&utm_source=copy-link Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pomp-podcast/id1434060078?i=1000785613978 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Have we already hit AGI? 2:51 - Why we can't control superintelligence 5:14 - Could a global ban on superintelligence actually work? 8:45 - Are AI labs really taking safety seriously? 15:52 - Mass job loss & the economics of AGI 22:03 - The surprising link between AI & bitcoin 29:07 - A world of AI abundance, & why scarcity wins 31:45 - AI watermarks, & the death of trust 35:33 - Pros & Cons of physical AI world 38:40 - What would it take to trust humanoid robot? 39:50 - Brain computer interfaces: a good idea? 42:25 - Rise & risks of deapfakes 49:40 - Controlling AI: Governments vs private companies 54:07 - Open source vs closed, & the US vs China AI race 57:34- Is bitcoin the one crypto project built to last? 1:01:40 - Limitations of physical AI: bottlenecks & shortages 1:03:50 - Impact of healthcare with AI 1:06:09 - What would it take to actually declare AGI? 1:09:35 - How the public can help with AI safety(Anthony Pompliano 🌪)