Max Tegmark on AGI could quickly lead to superintellig…

Max Tegmark

Physicist, AI Researcher

I think if we build AGI and then shortly thereafter superintelligence, without any regulation, I think it's just pretty clearly gonna be game over for humanity.

Unverified (Mar 23, 2026)

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Max Tegmark, quoted in Future of Life Institute, “Without AI regulation, it could be ‘game over’ for humanity,” LinkedIn video post, March 23, 2026. The post includes the interview transcript and links to the full Silicon Valley Girl Podcast interview.

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