# Max Tegmark

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Real Alpha has cut 6 moments of Max Tegmark (Physics Professor, MIT) talking, from an interview on Into the Impossible With Brian Keating published Oct 23, 2026.

- Role: Physics Professor, MIT

## What Max Tegmark said

- [AI labs can keep the public in the dark](https://realalpha.app/s/ai-labs-can-keep-the-public-in-the-dark/)
  Into the Impossible With Brian Keating · Oct 23, 2026 · 4 min
  > “the only entity that could come and ask them for more information and demand it is the government” — Max Tegmark · [13:15](https://realalpha.app/v/nnYHg0gcWug/?t=795)
- [Superintelligent AI could become a self-replicating species](https://realalpha.app/s/superintelligent-ai-could-become-a-self-replicating-species/)
  Into the Impossible With Brian Keating · Oct 23, 2026 · 5 min
  > “the goal of these companies is to build a new species that's much more capable than us” — Max Tegmark · [23:31](https://realalpha.app/v/nnYHg0gcWug/?t=1411)
- [Formal verification could make AI-generated tools trustworthy](https://realalpha.app/s/formal-verification-could-make-ai-generated-tools/)
  Into the Impossible With Brian Keating · Oct 23, 2026 · 4 min
  > “So it's like VibeCoding, except you have an actual machine-checkable proof that your tool now does what it wants.” — Max Tegmark · [49:12](https://realalpha.app/v/nnYHg0gcWug/?t=2952)
- [The Navier–Stokes result does not solve the million-dollar problem](https://realalpha.app/s/the-navier-stokes-result-does-not-solve-the-million-dollar/)
  Into the Impossible With Brian Keating · Oct 23, 2026 · 8 min
  > “They've taken and solved an easier problem, which is still super impressive.” — Max Tegmark · [2:50](https://realalpha.app/v/nnYHg0gcWug/?t=170)
- [Safety rules could sharply lower Max’s AI risk estimate](https://realalpha.app/s/safety-rules-could-sharply-lower-maxs-ai-risk-estimate/)
  Into the Impossible With Brian Keating · Oct 23, 2026 · 3 min
  > “they can only sell dangerous products after they've convincingly demonstrated that they can meet certain safety requirements” — Max Tegmark · [28:30](https://realalpha.app/v/nnYHg0gcWug/?t=1710)
- [Rushing AI could squander humanity’s control](https://realalpha.app/s/rushing-ai-could-squander-humanitys-control/)
  Into the Impossible With Brian Keating · Oct 23, 2026 · 3 min
  > “I think what I'm unhappy about that we're doing now is not that we're developing technology, but just that we're rushing it recklessly.” — Max Tegmark · [45:27](https://realalpha.app/v/nnYHg0gcWug/?t=2727)

## The episode

- [Max Tegmark: We’re Building A Replacement Species](https://realalpha.app/v/nnYHg0gcWug/) · Into the Impossible With Brian Keating · Oct 23, 2026