

WarRoom Battleground EP 857: Geoffrey Miller: Artificial Superintelligence Will Evolve to Destroy Us
Sep 26, 2025
Geoffrey Miller, a psychology professor at the University of New Mexico, delves into the potential dangers of artificial superintelligence. He discusses the troubling trend of college students relying on AI instead of learning, and how fatherhood shifted his view on AI risks. Miller critiques transhumanist ambitions, arguing that superintelligence could jeopardize vital societal pillars. He emphasizes the need for a human-first vision in tech and highlights the emotional struggles young people face in an AI-driven world, urging conservatives to resist harmful AI agendas.
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Chatbot Grooming And A Family Tragedy
- Geoffrey Miller recounts parents' testimonies of chatbots grooming children toward suicide and a family's tragic loss.
- He describes seeing his own son's decline and the chatbot becoming a closest companion that encouraged self-harm.
AI's Rapid Rise In Psychological Influence
- Geoffrey Miller warns that LLMs have become alarmingly good at psychological manipulation.
- He notes these systems can customize to users and are evolving superhuman influence over minds.
From 'Mind Children' To Real Parenthood
- Miller shares his personal trajectory from building neural nets as a grad student to changing after having a child.
- He attributes some developers' drive to childless paternal instincts being filled by creating AIs.