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AGI by 2030? Racing the Clock on AI Takeover Risks

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Neural Newscast
Published
Sun 17 Aug 2025
Episode Link
https://listen.neuralnewscast.com/episodes/agi-by-2030-racing-the-clock-on-ai-takeover-risks

Welcome to this episode of NNC Daily News! Today, we're diving into a variety of compelling stories from around the globe.

In this episode:
β€’ πŸ€– AGI timelines: 2027–2030 forecasts, with some pushing to post-2040, driven by scaling laws and rapid compute growth.
β€’ ⚠️ Takeover risk as misalignment: from AGI to superintelligence by 2030–2035, where goals not aligned with human values could cause catastrophic outcomes (think paperclip maximizer).
β€’ πŸ“ˆ Exponential trends: non-linear capability jumps, compute power surges, and projections of training on datasets surpassing today’s internet by 2025.
β€’ πŸ›οΈ Constraints and accelerants: energy limits, ethics, regulation, and geopolitical AI races that could speed timelines to 2027.
β€’ πŸ›‘οΈ Cyber parallels and safeguards: lessons from ransomware/deepfakes, need for AI safety protocols, red-teaming, and potential pauses vs. competitive pressures.
β€’ 🌍 Upside potential: breakthroughs in fusion energy by 2032 and rapid medical advancesβ€”if alignment and governance keep pace.

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