Episode Bonus September 21, 2026 45 min 51s

AI Could Kill Us All… So Why Are We Still Building It? with Kyle Balmer

From AI Haven't A Clue AI Haven't a Clue

Could AI actually wipe out humanity? And if so, why are the biggest tech companies still racing to build it?

Kyle Balmer is an AI educator, entrepreneur and TikTok creator with more than 400,000 followers. He’s trained Fortune 500 companies, worked with a $17bn tech company and built a $300,000 business through short-form content in just 12 months.

An Anthropic researcher has publicly warned that AI companies are “gambling with our lives”. Another Anthropic alignment researcher has said he personally believes there is more than a 10% chance AI could kill all humans within the next decade.

So… should we be panicking?

We debate the AI apocalypse, the US–China AI war, the rise of autonomous AI agents and the possibility that AI is already moving beyond simply answering questions.

Plus, Kyle explains why he believes almost no job or business is truly “AI-safe” and what people should do now to stay in control of their income.

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