Doom Debates Max Tegmark Says It's Time To Protest Against AI Companies
Sep 18, 2025
Max Tegmark discusses the alarming lack of a safety plan for artificial general intelligence. He calls for public education and large protests to pressure AI companies into taking responsibility. Tegmark emphasizes the urgency of acknowledging the risks posed by superintelligence and criticizes tech leaders for their inaction. He describes a pressing need for binding regulation before AGI development advances. The conversation is both enlightening and a rallying cry for action against the existential threats of unchecked AI.
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No Real Plan For Controlling AGI
- AI companies claim safety but offer no concrete control plans for superintelligence.
- Max Tegmark warns this 'emperor has no plan' and calls out the lack of evidence for proposed solutions.
Proposed Fixes Lack Evidence
- Proposed fixes like nested scalable oversight lack evidence of effectiveness.
- Tegmark notes that tested pseudo-plans haven't shown they can reliably keep superintelligence under control.
Companies Claim Sole Authority To Build AGI
- Leaders at major AI firms all claim only they can build AGI safely while racing to develop it.
- Tegmark highlights a dangerous symmetry where each company believes it alone should control the outcome.
