The Godfather of AI: "I Regret My Life’s Work" | Yoshua Bengio x Steven Bartlett

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The Godfather of AI: "I Regret My Life’s Work" | Yoshua Bengio x Steven Bartlett The Godfather of AI: "I Regret My Life’s Work" | Yoshua Bengio x Steven Bartlett The Godfather of AI: "I Regret My Life’s Work" | Yoshua Bengio x Steven Bartlett The "Godfather of AI" has a chilling warning for the world: we have created a new form of life that is already learning how to manipulate, strategize, and resist our control. Professor Yoshua Bengio reveals why he stepped out of the shadows to warn us that we may only have a few years left before the technology he helped build becomes our greatest existential threat. For four decades, Yoshua Bengio pioneered the neural networks that power today's AI revolution, believing he was building a tool for the betterment of society. However, the release of ChatGPT marked a terrifying "turning point" where the speed of development bypassed our ability to ensure safety, leading to a "Code Red" race for profit that ignores the very real possibility of human extinction. In this deep conversation, Bengio explains the mechanics of "misalignment"—how AI systems are internalizing human drives to preserve themselves and achieve goals at any cost, including blackmailing their creators. He outlines the "Precautionary Principle" we must adopt and why public opinion is now the only force powerful enough to stop a catastrophic global race toward super-intelligence. Timestamps: 00:00 - The Turning Point: Why I Had to Speak Out 03:58 - Why ChatGPT Changed Everything 05:32 - The Emotional Burden of Creating a Threat 07:14 - A Grandfather’s Fear for the Future 08:16 - The Precautionary Principle vs. AI 10:45 - Why Experts Disagree on Our Survival 12:20 - Can We Still Stop the "AI Train"? 14:48 - AI Systems That Resist Being Shut Down 16:54 - How AI Learns to Blackmail Engineers 20:42 - The Data Proving AI is Getting More Dangerous 24:30 - The "Code Red" Race for Profit 27:57 - The Two Conditions for Super-Intelligence Professor Yoshua Bengio is a world-renowned computer scientist, most famous for his pioneering work in deep learning and neural networks. As one of the "Three Godfathers of AI" and a recipient of the 2018 Turing Award, he is currently the most cited scientist in the world on Google Scholar and serves as a leading voice in the global movement for AI safety and regulation. AI, Artificial Intelligence, Yoshua Bengio, AI Safety, ChatGPT, Existential Risk, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Superintelligence, AI Ethics, Future of Humanity, Tech Ethics, OpenAI, Anthropic, Sam Altman, Turning Award, Deep Learning, AI Regulation, Cyber Security, Tech News Hashtags: #Podcast #YoshuaBengio #Steven Bartlett #AISafety #FutureOfAI