# The Case for a Global Ban on Superintelligence (with Andrea Miotti)

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Podcast: [Future of Life Institute Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-life-institute-podcast-1112471)
Published: 2026-02-20T19:24:00+00:00
Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/30089b09
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## Resource

Andrea Miotti is the founder and CEO of Control AI, a nonprofit. He joins the podcast to discuss efforts to prevent extreme risks from superintelligent AI. The conversation covers industry lobbying, comparisons with tobacco regulation, and why he advocates a global ban on AI systems that can outsmart and overpower humans. We also discuss informing lawmakers and the public, and concrete actions listeners can take. LINKS: Control AI Control AI global action page ControlAI's lawmaker contact tools Open roles at ControlAI ControlAI's theory of change CHAPTERS: (00:00) Episode Preview (00:52) Extinction risk and lobbying (08:59) Progress toward superintelligence (16:26) Building political awareness (24:27) Global regulation strategy (33:06) Race dynamics and public (42:36) Vision and key safeguards (51:18) Recursive self-improvement controls (58:13) Power concentration and action PRODUCED BY: https://aipodcast.ing SOCIAL LINKS: Website: https://podcast.futureoflife.org Twitter (FLI): https://x.com/FLI_org Twitter (Gus): https://x.com/gusdocker LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/future-of-life-institute/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-rCCy3FQ-GItDimSR9lhzw/ Apple: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1170991978 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Op1WO3gwVwCrYHg4eoGyP

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