15 September 2026

Is AI Control Impossible? | Roman Yampolskiy, PhD

From Closer to Truth, a secular source.


Can we ever guarantee that an intelligence far exceeding our own will remain aligned with human values? AI safety expert Roman Yampolskiy discusses the "control problem," arguing that as AI evolves from simple tools into autonomous agents, our current methods of containment may be fundamentally flawed. Is superintelligence inherently uncontrollable? In this video, we explore:
  • The shift from "Narrow AI" tools to autonomous agents.
  • The flaws in current AI containment strategies.
  • The "Stop Button" problem: Why a smarter system won't let you turn it off.
  • The limits of human governance in a post-human intelligence world.
0:00 Introduction: The Control Problem 1:15 From Tools to Autonomous Agents 2:45 Why "Boxing" AI Doesn't Work 4:30 The Genie Problem: Unpredictability in Practice 6:15 Can We Just Pull the Plug? 7:40 The Future of Human-AI Alignment Roman Yampolskiy is a Computer Scientist and professor at the University of Louisville, specializing in AI safety and cybersecurity. He is the author of AI: Unexplainable, Unpredictable, Uncontrollable.
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