Silicon Valley Girl: AI, Tech and Career Growth
Apr 20, 2026 · 44 min · 21 segments
Roman Yampolskiy has spent 15 years at the University of Louisville studying one question: can we control AI? His answer is no. And in 2026, the early evidence is showing up inside his own department…
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Marina MogilkoHostQuestion is, do we decide to automate the job, or do we prefer a human being to do it?
[suspenseful music] This is Roman Yampolskiy, an AI safety professor who spent 15 years studying one question: Can we control AI?
[suspenseful music] Artificial general intelligence means the system can do anything a human can do.
So if we live in a world where that is true, let's say in two years, traditional paths to accumulate wealth, just having a job may not be available.
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Question is, do we decide to automate the job, or do we prefer a human being to do it?
[suspenseful music] This is Roman Yampolskiy, an AI safety professor who spent 15 years studying one question: Can we control AI?
[suspenseful music] Artificial general intelligence means the system can do anything a human can do.
So if we live in a world where that is true, let's say in two years, traditional paths to accumulate wealth, just having a job may not be available.