We're All Going To Die!

Pope Leo XIV has entered the AI debate with a blunt challenge: artificial intelligence needs to be “disarmed.” Mike Oreskes and Edie Lush unpack Magnifica Humanitas with Fordham president Tania Tetlow, exploring AI, war, Silicon Valley power, colonialism, conscience, and why the humanities may matter as much as engineering in deciding who this technology serves.00:00 Cold open: “AI needs to be disarmed”01:07 Welcome to We’re All Gonna Die03:06 Tania Tetlow joins the conversation06:00 What Magnifica Humanitas means09:52 Silicon Valley, Babel, and technological hubris15:35 Who Pope Leo is and why his voice matters17:53 Chris Olah on why AI labs need outside critics25:50 Listening to people left out of AI decisions27:35 AI, colonialism, data, and the Global South33:24 Why the Industrial Revolution frame matters39:35 Closing: every person is unique and irreplaceable Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mike Oreskes and Edie Lush talk with World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab about the shift from globalization to the “intelligent age.” Schwab reflects on AI, public trust, political backlash, the fear of losing control, and why technology’s future cannot be left only to companies, governments, or algorithms. A conversation about power, speed, responsibility, and how humanity can still choose what comes next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the pilot episode of We’re All Gonna Die, Mike Oreskes and Edie Lush speak with AI pioneer Stuart Russell about the race toward artificial general intelligence, why he compares it to an arms race, and why he believes today’s AI companies are taking risks on behalf of everyone else. The conversation moves from Musk v. OpenAI and existential risk to regulation, “safe by design” AI, public pressure, and the urgent question of whether humanity can slow down long enough to stay in control.Chapters00:00 Opening: Musk v. OpenAI and the AI safety warning02:15 Meet Stuart Russell02:58 The AGI arms race04:35 The “six guys in an elevator” problem09:50 How close are we to the edge?13:21 Companies, governments, and the control problem15:17 What would an AI Chernobyl look like?20:23 Amazon, Alexa, and mocking AI risk23:30 Why regulation does not have to kill innovation28:02 Why “just unplug it” is not enough31:18 What governments can do now33:34 Where Stuart Russell sees hope35:47 Safe-by-design AI38:38 What listeners can do41:21 Why this podcast exists44:34 Slow down, think it through Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.