Could AI really take control of humanity? With ex-NASA scientist Will Marshall

About this episode

Space entrepreneur and former NASA scientist, Will Marshall, believes we ' re on the cusp of "the most profound choice humanity has ever made". He tells Richard about the extraordinary potential of AI – and the risks it could pose to humanity. Will, who is co-founder and chief executive of space company Planet, believes there could be a 50% or greater risk of humans losing control of AI if we continue on our current trajectory. He suggests we could be approaching recursive self-improvement – when machines independently improve their own code and capabilities. And he discusses what could happen if AI begins to develop at an accelerating pace, and the potential "one-way door" of handing over…