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Roman Yampolskiy
Associate professor & director of Cyber Security Lab, University of Louisville
Coined the term AI safety and directs the University of Louisville's Cyber Security Lab.
Real Alpha has cut 4 moments of Roman Yampolskiy (Associate professor & director of Cyber Security Lab, University of Louisville) talking, from an interview on The Diary Of A CEO published Sep 4, 2025.
What Roman Yampolskiy said
The AI Safety Expert: These Are The Only 5 Jobs That Will Remain In 2030! - Dr. Roman Yampolskiy
4 moments · 17 min
- 2:43
AI capability is advancing faster than safety research
“while progress in ai capabilities is exponential or maybe even hyper exponential progress in ai safety is linear or constant”
at 6:56 - 21:51
Humanoid robots could automate physical work by 2030
“our world will look remarkably different when humanoid robots are functional and effective”
at 23:00 - 37:00
A novel virus is the extinction route he can picture
“So I can predict even before we get to superintelligence, someone will create a very advanced biological tool, create a novel virus, and that virus gets everyone or most everyone.”
at 37:50 - 49:01
OpenAI canceled its alignment team months after a four-year pledge
“The day they announced it, I think they said they're going to solve it in four years. Like half a year later, they canceled the team.”
at 50:40
- 2:43