The engineers building artificial intelligence don't fully understand how it works. Many people think AI is carefully engineered. In reality, it's closer to something being grown and these systems are evolving in ways even their creators struggle to predict. AI researcher and former LLM builder Connor Leahy explains what's happening inside the labs: why the alignment problem remains unsolved, why the race to AGI is accelerating, and why the people leading it may be moving faster than they understand. We also discuss AI risk, Silicon Valley's power dynamics, the Department of Defense's growing involvement and the rise of "AI psychosis." - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – AI Engineer Origins 00:07:47 – When GPT Changed Everything 00:12:47 – Inside Neural Networks 00:19:03 – How AI Actually Learns 00:27:58 – Growing Intelligence 00:31:19 – The Alignment Problem 00:36:41 – AI and Nuclear War 00:47:03 – Should AI Be Paused? 00:52:39 – AI Exhaustion 01:00:53 – Superintelligence Explained 01:24:02 – Who Controls AI? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONTACT PETE › Website – <a href= "http://petermccormack.com">http://petermccormack.com</a> › Feedback – <a href= "https://www.petermccormack.com/contact">https://www.petermccormack.com/contact</a> › Email – <a href= "mailto:me@petermccormack.com">me@petermccormack.com</a> › Instagram – /mccormack555 › X/Twitter – <a href= "https://x.com/petermccormack/">https://x.com/petermccormack/</a> CONNECT WITH CONNOR LEAHY › X/Twitter – <a href= "https://x.com/NPCollapse">https://x.com/NPCollapse</a> › Website – <a href= "https://www.ettf.land/">https://www.ettf.land/</a> SPONSORS › IREN - <a href= "https://www.iren.com/">https://www.iren.com/</a> › Ledger - <a href= "https://www.ledger.com/">https://www.ledger.com/</a> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE › Apple Podcasts: <a href= "https://apple.co/40ruY9K">https://apple.co/40ruY9K</a> › Spotify: <a href= "https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu">https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu</a> › Fountain: <a href= "https://bit.ly/FountainPM">https://bit.ly/FountainPM</a> › YouTube: <a href= "https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM">https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM</a> › Rumble: <a href= "https://bit.ly/RumblePM">https://bit.ly/RumblePM</a> FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › <a href= "https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/">https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/</a> › <a href= "https://x.com/curttayloruk/">https://x.com/curttayloruk/</a> EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › <a href="https://x.com/ConorM04">https://x.com/ConorM04</a> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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