If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies

The Great AI Debate: Is Artificial Intelligence an Extinction Threat Debating the True Risks of Advanced Models

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, 17 September 2026. The book comes up at 10 min 6 sec in. Said by Nate.

Nate, a guest on the episode, repeatedly draws on his own book throughout a panel debate on AI extinction risk. The book defines superintelligence as AI better than the best human at every cognitive task, predicts in chapter three that AI will become agentic and tenacious — a prediction Nate claims has since been validated by real incidents — and argues that sufficiently advanced AIs will develop unwanted goals. Co-panelists challenge these claims as speculation.

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