# The Narrow Path: Sam Hammond on AI, Institutions, and the Fragile Future

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Podcast: [Your Undivided Attention](https://stenobird.com/podcast/your-undivided-attention-83492)
Published: 2025-06-12T09:00:00+00:00
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AI development is racing ahead without guardrails, creating an unstable dynamic that could end in dystopia or chaos. Sam Hammond joins to explore how we can find the narrow path between these extremes—before it's too late.

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