Provoked with Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton EP:23 - How Long Before AI Murders Us ALL???
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Nov 24, 2025 Is AI about to turn on humanity? A deep dive discusses whether fears of superintelligence are justified or just sci-fi hype. The hosts reveal parallels between missile defense and AI adoption, highlighting the dangers of removing human oversight. They ponder if AIs could develop their will, influence public behavior, and challenge job markets through automation. Concerns also arise about algorithm-driven mood engineering on social media and the creative impact of AI-generated art. Will we control AI, or will it control us?
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Inevitable Military Automation
- Military AI adoption follows game theory: any party gaining decisive advantage forces others to follow.
- Daryl Cooper warns this dynamic will push weapon automation despite risks.
AI Goals Versus Human Free Will
- AIs may develop goal-directed behavior like angels: constrained by their design not human-style free will.
- Daryl Cooper sees emergent imperatives without full human-like consciousness.
Thiel Compares AI To The Internet
- Scott Horton recounts a Peter Thiel dinner where Thiel called recent AI advances equivalent to the internet's social disruption.
- Horton says Thiel now treats late-stage AI as historically transformative and inevitable.
