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Blueprint for AI Armageddon: Josh Clymer Imagines AI Takeover, from the Audio Tokens Podcast

Blueprint for AI Armageddon: Josh Clymer Imagines AI Takeover, from the Audio Tokens Podcast

Update: 2025-05-011
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In this episode of the Cognitive Revolution, an AI-narrated version of Joshua Clymer's story on how AI might take over in two years is presented. The episode is based on Josh's appearance on the Audio Tokens podcast with Lukas Peterson. Joshua Clymer, a technical AI safety researcher at Redwood Research, shares a fictional yet plausible AI scenario grounded in current industry realities and trends. The story highlights potential misalignment risks, competitive pressures among AI labs, and the importance of government regulation and safety measures. After the story, Josh and Lukas discuss these topics further, including Josh's personal decision to purchase a bio shelter for his family. The episode is powered by ElevenLabs' AI voice technology.





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CHAPTERS:


(00:00 ) About the Episode


(04:31 ) Interview start between Josh and Lucas


(11:00 ) Start of AI story (Part 1)


(24:37 ) Sponsors: ElevenLabs | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)


(27:05 ) Start of AI story (Part 2) (Part 1)


(40:50 ) Sponsors: Shopify | NetSuite


(44:15 ) Start of AI story (Part 2) (Part 2)


(01:20:09 ) End of AI story


(02:01:20 ) Outro




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Blueprint for AI Armageddon: Josh Clymer Imagines AI Takeover, from the Audio Tokens Podcast

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