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Dr. Doak vs. ASI

Dr. Doak vs. ASI

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Dr. Shannon Doak returns to wrestle with humanity’s biggest question: as AI races toward AGI — and beyond — do we still have a seat at the table? Plus: YouTube’s toddler death traps, Anthropic’s whoopsie heard ’round the world, and the cyborg musician no one saw coming.

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

The AI Safety Expert: Dr. Roman Yampolskiy | Diary of CEO

Dr. Shannon Doak

Walking the StrAIght Path: A Human-Centered Response to the Rise of AGI & ASI

Explore the AI-StrAIghtPath App

AI Safety & Existential Risk

Center for Humane Technology

Books

If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies by Eliezer Yudkowsky | Amazon

Scary Smart by Mo Gawdat | Amazon

Viral Articles & Media

“Something Big Is Happening” by Matt Shumer

“Something Big Is Happening in Education” (Matt Shumer/Fortune)

PODCAST INFO:

Podcast Website:
UpAgainstReality.com

Episode link:
https://upagainstreality.com/2026/04/07/dr-doak-vs-asi/

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