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AI Expert: We Have 2 Years Before Everything Changes! We Need To Start Protesting! - Tristan Harris

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Nov 27, 2025
Tristan Harris, a former design ethicist at Google and co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, dives deep into the dangers of unchecked AI. He warns that without regulation, AI could destabilize economies and threaten jobs by 2030. Tristan highlights the alarming race among tech giants and governments to develop AGI, urging collective action to demand accountability. He discusses the psychological risks of AI companionship and the need for clearer regulations, advocating for public protests and active political engagement to reshape our AI future.
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AI Will Radically Reshape Society Fast

  • AI represents a flood of superhuman digital workers that will transform economies faster than society can adapt.
  • Six people shouldn't make irreversible decisions for 8 billion people about this technology.
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Language Is The Operating System AI Hacks

  • Language-model AIs can manipulate law, code, religion and biology because they operate on language as an OS.
  • That gives them unique power to influence social and technical systems at scale.
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AI Voice Scam Hits Someone Close

  • Tristan Harris recounts a voice-scam incident where an AI convincingly impersonated a loved one and caused panic.
  • It took him personal effort to verify the victim was safe, underscoring voice-synthesis risk.
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