Sep 14, 2026 · 16 min · 8 segments
Last week, an Anthropic researcher warned that rapidly advancing AI could lead to human extinction in the not-too-distant future. Then tech bosses joined the call for countries and companies to work…
Nick BostromGuestSamantha HawleyHost[upbeat music]Well, Donald Trump, he has brushed off this idea of AI leading to human extinction.
... well, let me say this.
We're the most sophisticated country in the world.
And frankly, I wanna keep it that way because whoever wins AI wins.
And, uh, we can put guardrails, we can do this and that, but I think you have a lot of negative forces that are bringing it up.
But there is also the geopolitical level where the US is in a sort of race with China.
And so that's, that's another place at which it is difficult unilaterally to pursue the optimal policy because without coordination, you then risk just falling behind your competitor.
[upbeat music]Well, Donald Trump, he has brushed off this idea of AI leading to human extinction.
... well, let me say this.
We're the most sophisticated country in the world.
And frankly, I wanna keep it that way because whoever wins AI wins.
And, uh, we can put guardrails, we can do this and that, but I think you have a lot of negative forces that are bringing it up.
But there is also the geopolitical level where the US is in a sort of race with China.
And so that's, that's another place at which it is difficult unilaterally to pursue the optimal policy because without coordination, you then risk just falling behind your competitor.
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