# How AI Will End Humanity w/ Roman Yampolskiy

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Podcast: [The "What is Money?" Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-what-is-money-show-1365694)
Published: 2026-01-16T21:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/episodes/how-ai-will-end-humanity-w-roman-yampolskiy-NwJ1XMOM
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In this conversation, computer scientist Roman Yampolskiy explains why artificial intelligence is fundamentally different from every technology humanity has ever created. This isn’t about tools — it’s about autonomous agents that can outthink, outmaneuver, and ultimately outcompete humans. We explore the Darwinian logic of superintelligence, why control mechanisms fail, and why once AGI exists, human survival becomes a probabilistic outcome rather than a guarantee. From AI deception and self-preservation to simulations, consciousness, Bitcoin, and existential risk, this episode confronts the uncomfortable reality few want to face. This is not optimism or pessimism — it’s a cold assessment of trajectory, incentives, and irreversibility.

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