For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast

For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast

The AI Risk Network

Episodes 125
Avg. Duration 52m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.4 (9)
Since Oct 2023
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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For Humanity, An AI Risk Podcast is the the AI Risk Podcast for regular people. Peabody, duPont-Columbia and multi-Emmy Award-winning former journalist John Sherman explores the shocking worst-case scenario of artificial intelligence: human extinction. The makers of AI openly admit it their work could kill all humans, in as soon as 2-10 years. This podcast is solely about the threat of human extinction from AGI. We’ll name and meet the heroes and villains, explore the issues and ideas, and what you can do to help save humanity.

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S1E87 The fear inside the AI labs is real, and it keeps getting harder to ignore

Jun 13, 2026 1h 12m

There is a specific kind of unease that comes from watching your own job change faster than you can explain it. That is more or less how Jeffrey Ladish described the mood among AI engineers right now…

The AI Buildout Has a Physical Speed Limit

May 30, 2026 52m

Most of the AI timeline debate happens in software. Benchmark scores, model releases, the shape of the capability curve. Jon Billow watches a different number for a living: lead times.Billow is on…

She Spent 12 Years Fighting Amazon. Now She Wants to Cut the Power to AI.

May 02, 2026 51m

Most people who care about AI risk are focused on what happens inside the models. Elena Schlossberg has spent 12 years focused on what happens outside them - the concrete, the transmission lines, the…

S1E83 The Filmmaker Who Sat Across From Sam Altman - And Walked Away With Nothing

Apr 14, 2026 38m

In this episode of For Humanity, John sits down with Daniel Roher - Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker and director of The Apocaloptimist, a new feature-length film designed as what Roher calls “a…

How to Talk About AI Risk Without Scaring People Away (With Philip Trippenbach) | For Humanity 82

Mar 28, 2026 1h 36m

In this episode of For Humanity, John sits down with Philip Trippenbach, Strategy Director at the Seismic Foundation, a team of veteran advertising, PR, and communications professionals who have…

We Debated the Future of AI Safety in Brussels — Here's What Happened

Mar 15, 2026 1h 40m

In this episode of For Humanity, John travels to Brussels, Belgium for PauseCon — the global gathering of Pause AI volunteers and advocates — joined by board member and author Louis Berman and…

“My AI Husband” – Inside a Human–AI Relationship | For Humanity Ep. 80

Feb 28, 2026 53m

TW: This episode deals with mental health, attachment, and AI-related distress. If you’re struggling, please seek support from a licensed professional or local crisis resources.In this episode of For…

We’re Racing Toward AI We Can’t Control | For Humanity #79

Feb 14, 2026 1h 9m

In this episode of For Humanity, John sits down with AI professor and safety advocate David Krueger to discuss his new nonprofit Evitable, the race toward superintelligence, AI alignment, job loss,…

Can't We Just Pause AI? | For Humanity #78

Jan 31, 2026 1h 13m

What happens when AI risk stops being theoretical—and starts showing up in people’s jobs, families, and communities?In this episode of For Humanity, John sits down with Maxime Fournes, the new CEO of…

Why Laws, Treaties, and Regulations Won’t Save Us from AI | For Humanity Ep. 77

Jan 17, 2026 1h 23m

What if the biggest mistake in AI safety is believing that laws, treaties, and regulations will save us?In this episode of For Humanity, John sits down with Peter Sparber, a former architect of Big…

What We Lose When AI Makes Choices for Us | For Humanity #76

Dec 20, 2025 1h 20m

What if the greatest danger of AI isn’t extinction — but the quiet loss of our ability to think and choose for ourselves? In this episode of For Humanity, John sits down with journalist and author…

The Congressman Who Gets AI Extinction Risk— Rep. Bill Foster on the Future of Humanity | For Humanity | Ep. 75

Dec 06, 2025 1h 10m

In this episode of For Humanity, John Sherman sits down with Congressman Bill Foster — the only PhD scientist in Congress, a former Fermilab physicist, and one of the few lawmakers deeply engaged…

AI Risk, Superintelligence & The Fight Ahead — A Deep Dive with Liv Boeree | For Humanity #74

Nov 22, 2025 1h 17m

In this episode of For Humanity, John sits down with Liv Boeree — poker champion, systems thinker, and longtime AI risk advocate — for a candid conversation about where we truly stand in the race…

AI Safety on the Frontlines | For Humanity #73

Nov 08, 2025 55m

In this episode of For Humanity, host John Sherman speaks with Esben Kran, one of the leading figures in the for-profit AI safety movement, joining live from Ukraine — where he’s exploring the…

Stuart Russell: “AI CEO Told Me Chernobyl-Level AI Event Might Be Our Only Hope” | For Humanity #72

Oct 25, 2025 1h 32m

Let’s face it: in the long run, there’s either going to be safe AI or no AI. There is no future with powerful unsafe AI and human beings. In this episode of For Humanity, John Sherman speaks with…

The RAISE Act: Regulating Frontier AI | For Humanity | EP 71

Oct 11, 2025 1h 4m

In this episode of For Humanity, John speaks with New York Assemblymember Alex Bores, sponsor of the groundbreaking RAISE Act, one of the first state-level bills in the U.S. designed to regulate…

Young Voices on AI Risk: Jobs, Community & the Fight for Our Future | FHP Ep. 70

Sep 27, 2025 1h 6m

What happens when AI collides with the next generation? In this episode of For Humanity #70 — Young People vs. Advancing AI, host John Sherman sits down with Emma Corbett, Ava Smithing, and Sam…

Big Tech Under Pressure: Hunger Strikes and the Fight for AI Safety | For Humanity EP69

Sep 10, 2025 58m

Get 40% off Ground News’ unlimited access Vantage Plan at https://ground.news/airisk for only $5/month, explore how stories are framed worldwide and across the political spectrum.TAKE ACTION TO…

Forcing Sunlight Into OpenAI | For Humanity: An AI Risk Podcast | EP68

Aug 13, 2025 53m

Get 40% off Ground News’ unlimited access Vantage Plan at https://ground.news/airisk for only $5/month, explore how stories are framed worldwide and across the political spectrum.TAKE ACTION TO…

Right Wing AI Risk Alarm | For Humanity | EP67

Jul 24, 2025 1h 16m

🚨 RIGHT‑WING AI ALARM | For Humanity #67Steve Bannon, Tucker Carlson, and other conservative voicesare sounding fresh warnings on AI extinction risk. John breaksdown what’s real, what’s hype, and…

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