Dr. Roman Yampolskiy: These Are The Only 5 Jobs That Will Remain In 2030!

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  • Sep 4, 2025
  • 1:27:38
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WARNING: AI could end humanity, and we’re completely unprepared. Dr. Roman Yampolskiy reveals how AI will take 99% of jobs, why Sam Altman is ignoring safety, and how we’re heading toward global collapse…or even World War III.

Dr. Roman Yampolskiy is a leading voice in AI safety and a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering. He coined the term “AI safety” in 2010 and has published over 100 papers on the dangers of AI. He is also the author of books such as, ‘Considerations on the AI Endgame: Ethics, Risks and Computational Frameworks’.

He explains: ⬛How AI could release a deadly virus ⬛Why these 5 jobs might be the only ones left ⬛How superintelligence will dominate humans ⬛Why ‘superintelligence’ could trigger a global collapse by 2027 ⬛How AI could be worse than nuclear weapons ⬛Why we’re almost certainly living in a simulation

00:00 Intro 02:28 How to Stop AI From Killing Everyone 04:35 What's the Probability Something Goes Wrong? 04:57 How Long Have You Been Working on AI Safety? 08:15 What Is AI? 09:54 Prediction for 2027 11:38 What Jobs Will Actually Exist? 14:27 Can AI Really Take All Jobs? 18:49 What Happens When All Jobs Are Taken? 20:32 Is There a Good Argument Against AI Replacing Humans? 22:04 Prediction for 2030 23:58 What Happens by 2045? 25:37 Will We Just Find New Careers and Ways to Live? 28:51 Is Anything More Important Than AI Safety Right Now? 30:07 Can't We Just Unplug It? 31:32 Do We Just Go With It? 37:20 What Is Most Likely to Cause Human Extinction? 39:45 No One Knows What's Going On Inside AI 41:30 Ads 42:32 Thoughts on OpenAI and Sam Altman 46:24 What Will the World Look Like in 2100? 46:56 What Can Be Done About the AI Doom Narrative? 53:55 Should People Be Protesting? 56:10 Are We Living in a Simulation? 1:01:45 How Certain Are You We're in a Simulation? 1:07:45 Can We Live Forever? 1:12:20 Bitcoin 1:14:03 What Should I Do Differently After This Conversation? 1:15:07 Are You Religious? 1:17:11 Do These Conversations Make People Feel Good? 1:20:10 What Do Your Strongest Critics Say? 1:21:36 Closing Statements 1:22:08 If You Had One Button, What Would You Pick? 1:23:36 Are We Moving Toward Mass Unemployment? 1:24:37 Most Important Characteristics

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Brief Summary

Dr. Roman Yimpolski predicts AI will cause massive unemployment by 2027 and warns about the dangers of superintelligence without proper safety measures.

Key points

  • The Rise of Super Intelligence. Exploring the potential dangers of super intelligence and the race to create it.
  • The Future of Work. What happens when AI replaces most human jobs?
  • Humanoid Robots by 2030. Predictions for humanoid robots that can compete with humans in all domains.
  • Human Knowledge Decline. As AI advances, our understanding of technology may diminish, making us feel dumber.
  • AI as a Meta Solution. Super intelligence could solve major global issues like climate change and wars.
  • The Inevitability of Super Intelligence. The development of super intelligence is seen as inevitable and potentially uncontrollable.

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