Artificial intelligence could transform medicine, education, and scientific discovery, but it could also deepen inequality, supercharge cybercrime, erase jobs, and put unprecedented power in the hands of governments and tech companies. In interviews with Business Insider, former AI leaders with experience spanning Microsoft, Google, OpenAI, DeepMind, and the White House describe a future where AI systems grow more capable, more autonomous, and harder to control, and they debate what that means for the rest of us. Read "5 architects of AI share the pros and cons of superintelligence": bit.ly/4hlKZGx And "'A former Google DeepMind safety researcher explains the frightening difference between AI and other threats like nuclear war and asteroids": bit.ly/4xQ2B3c 00:00 – Intro 01:24 – Will AI Take Our Jobs? 08:08 – Nightmare Scenarios 14:51 – Is AI a New Species? 17:26 – How Smart Can AI Become? 20:04 – How Can AI Help Us? 23:19 – When AI Gets It Wrong 25:59 – Are We in...