Roman Yampolskiy: These Are The Only 5 Jobs That Will Remain In 2030 & Proof We're Living In a Simulation!

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Thursday, 4 September 2025 - 1 hour 30 minutes

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

02:41 How to Stop AI from Killing Everyone

04:48 What's the Probability Something Goes Wrong?

05:10 How Long Have You Been Working on AI Safety?

08:28 What Is AI?

10:07 Prediction for 2027

11:51 What Jobs Will Actually Exist?

14:40 Can AI Really Take All Jobs?

19:02 What Happens When All Jobs Are Taken?

20:45 Is There a Good Argument Against AI Replacing Humans?

22:17 Prediction for 2030

24:11 What Happens by 2045?

25:50 Will We Just Find New Careers and Ways to Live?

29:05 Is Anything More Important Than AI Safety Right Now?

30:20 Can't We Just Unplug It?

31:45 Do We Just Go With It?

37:34 What Is Most Likely to Cause Human Extinction?

39:58 No One Knows What's Going On Inside AI

41:43 Ads

42:45 Thoughts on OpenAI and Sam Altman

46:37 What Will the World Look Like in 2100?

47:09 What Can Be Done About the AI Doom Narrative?

54:08 Should People Be Protesting?

56:24 Are We Living in a Simulation?

61:58 How Certain Are You We're in a Simulation?

67:58 Can We Live Forever?

72:33 Bitcoin

74:16 What Should I Do Differently After This Conversation?

75:20 Are You Religious?

77:25 Do These Conversations Make People Feel Good?

80:23 What Do Your Strongest Critics Say?

81:49 Closing Statements

82:21 If You Had One Button, What Would You Pick?

83:49 Are We Moving Toward Mass Unemployment?

84:50 Most Important Characteristics

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