Roman Yampolskiy
Roman Yampolskiy is a computer scientist and AI safety researcher known for arguing that superintelligent AI may be impossible to fully control.
Appeared on: The Diary of a CEO · Danny Jones Podcast
Circuit updated September 23, 2026
- Nate Soares says humanity would be lucky to have 10 years unless we stop building superintelligence
“my current state is if we don't stop with this AI stuff, I think we'd be very lucky to have 10 years.” 7:12
- Roman Yampolskiy says AI labs may have artificial scientists improving AI in one or two years
“it would not be crazy if it was a year or two before we have an artificial scientist and engineer working on the next generation models.” 7:49
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“the leading five companies and plus their Chinese counterparts are all very close. I would say they're within weeks or months from each other.”
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“it would not be crazy if it was a year or two before we have an artificial scientist and engineer working on the next generation models.”
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“So, if we create a general superintelligence, we're no longer in control. So, it decides what happens.”
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“The only way to win this game is not to build general superintelligence.”
Roman Yampolskiy · Danny Jones Podcast
Nate Soares says humanity would be lucky to have 10 years unless we stop building superintelligence
The AI safety researcher’s doomsday clock is blunt, but his stronger argument is that a global pause might actually be enforceable because frontier AI training is huge, scarce and visible.
Roman Yampolskiy says AI labs may have artificial scientists improving AI in one or two years
The AI safety researcher’s warning on the Danny Jones Podcast is specific, grim, and a little too confident about a clock nobody can actually read.