{"id":58170,"date":"2026-04-28T13:55:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T13:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/?p=58170"},"modified":"2026-04-28T14:35:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:35:56","slug":"joe-rogan-raises-deeply-worrying-ai-question-about-destroying-human-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/2026\/04\/28\/joe-rogan-raises-deeply-worrying-ai-question-about-destroying-human-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Rogan raises deeply worrying AI question about destroying human race"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_d3c6d4\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Joe Rogan is no stranger to diving into the world of AI on his podcast, focusing on its terrifying power and existential risks, and one previous conversation saw him presented with some scary answers<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\">07:49 ET, 28 Apr 2026<\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated 07:50 ET, 28 Apr 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37080472\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\">\n<div class=\"ImageCountLabel_view-images-label__pxKau\" data-testid=\"image-count-label\">\n<div data-testid=\"label\" class=\"Tag_label__s0LCV label--section-color\"><span data-testid=\"label-text\" class=\"Tag_text__ED20G\">View 2 Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Joe Rogan got more than he bargained for when raising the question of AI&#039;s potential threat to the human race\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Joe Rogan got more than he bargained for when raising the question of AI&#8217;s potential threat to the human race<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Joe Rogan&#8217;s fascination with AI led him to discover the terrifying truth about artificial intelligence and the future of the human race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The <a aria-label=\"UFCLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishstar.com\/all-about\/ufc\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UFC<\/a> color commentator, 58, is no stranger to diving into the world of AI on his popular podcast, focusing on its terrifying power and existential risks, but one previous conversation with an AI expert arguably left him finding out more than he bargained for.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It comes just a few weeks after <a aria-label=\"RoganLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishstar.com\/all-about\/joe-rogan\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rogan<\/a> appeared to <a aria-label=\"make light of President Donald Trump&#039;s AI-generated photo that depicted him as Jesus ChristLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishstar.com\/news\/us-news\/joe-rogan-mocks-trumps-weird-37013710\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">make light of President Donald Trump&#8217;s AI-generated photo that depicted him as Jesus Christ<\/a>, while <a aria-label=\"one of his previous assassination conspiracy theories involving the U.S. President has resurfacedLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishstar.com\/sport\/other-sports\/donald-trump-joe-rogan-shooting-37072987\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">one of his previous assassination conspiracy theories involving the U.S. President has resurfaced<\/a> in the wake of the White House Correspondents&#8217; Dinner shooting.<\/p>\n<div class=\"BoxStyles_box-container__Qk3WH BoxStyles_commercial__Wo6Z4 undefined\" data-testid=\"commercial-3\" data-position=\"3\">\n<div data-testid=\"commercial-label-primis\" class=\"sc-d6b5eb77-4 hAvZVV commercial-label-style\"><span class=\"sc-d6b5eb77-0 hFaNFw\">Article continues below<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_d3c6d4\">READ MORE: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37070499\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishstar.com\/sport\/golf\/shane-lowry-turned-down-10-37070499\">Shane Lowry turned down by 10 golfers after Rory McIlroy&#8217;s $9.5 million snub<\/a><\/span><\/span><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_d3c6d4\">READ MORE: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37061504\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishstar.com\/sport\/golf\/trump-golf-taxpayers-second-term-37061504\">Donald Trump costs taxpayers $144M in second term alone with expensive hobby<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It isn&#8217;t the only Rogan conversation to have done the rounds on social media again recently, as a clip from the former TV host&#8217;s chat with <a aria-label=\"AILink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishstar.com\/all-about\/artificial-intelligence\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AI<\/a> safety researcher Dr. Roman Yampolskiy has also grabbed headlines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Last summer, Rogan welcomed Yampolskiy, who is also a computer scientist and professor at the University of Louisville, onto his <a aria-label=\"PowerfulJRE podcastLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/j2i9D24KQ5k?t=858\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PowerfulJRE podcast<\/a> to discuss artificial intelligence, during which he asked a deeply worrying question.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;So what is worst case scenario, like how could AI eventually lead to the destruction of the human race?&#8221; Rogan asked Yampolskiy, who responded, &#8220;So you&#8217;re kind of asking me how I would kill everyone?&#8221; to which Rogan said, &#8220;Sure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"HtmlEmbed_container__x6svQ\">\n<figure data-testid=\"embed-placeholder\" class=\"EmbedPlaceholder_figure__NLMFl undefined false\"><figcaption>Content cannot be displayed without consent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;It&#8217;s a great question,&#8221; Yampolskiy said. &#8220;I can give you standard answers. I would talk about computer viruses breaking into, maybe, nuclear facilities, nuclear war. I can talk about synthetic biology, nanotech, but all of it is not interesting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Then you realize we&#8217;re talking about superintelligence. A system which is thousands of times smarter than me. It would come up with something completely novel, more optimal, a better way, a more efficient way of doing it. And I cannot predict it because I&#8217;m not that smart.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A stunned Rogan simply replied, &#8220;Jesus&#8221;, before offering a nervous laugh at what he had just been told.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Most people think one or two steps ahead,&#8221; Yampolskiy continued. &#8220;And it&#8217;s not enough. It&#8217;s not enough in chess. It&#8217;s not enough here.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37080473\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37080473\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dr. Roman Yampolskiy\" src=\"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0_Screenshot-2026-04-28-at-112132.png\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageCountLabel_view-images-label__pxKau\" data-testid=\"image-count-label\">\n<div data-testid=\"label\" class=\"Tag_label__s0LCV label--section-color\"><span data-testid=\"label-text\" class=\"Tag_text__ED20G\">View 2 Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Dr. Roman Yampolskiy offered Rogan the terrifying truth about the reality of AI\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Dr. Roman Yampolskiy offered Rogan the terrifying truth about the reality of AI<cite aria-label=\"Image: YouTube - PowerfulJRE\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: YouTube &#8211; PowerfulJRE)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"BoxStyles_box-container__Qk3WH BoxStyles_commercial__Wo6Z4 undefined\" data-testid=\"commercial-6\" data-position=\"8\">\n<div data-testid=\"commercial-label-mantisCarousel\" class=\"sc-d6b5eb77-4 hAvZVV commercial-label-style\"><span class=\"sc-d6b5eb77-0 hFaNFw\">Article continues below<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;If you think about AGI and then maybe superintelligence, that&#8217;s not the end of that game. The process continues. You&#8217;ll get super intelligence creating next-level AI. So super intelligence plus+ 2.0, 3.0, it goes on indefinitely.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;You have to create a safety mechanism which scales forever, never makes mistakes and keeps us in a decision-making position, so we can undo something if we don&#8217;t like it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Elsewhere, <a aria-label=\"Rogan has offered a worrying insight into how easily he can persuade President TrumpLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishstar.com\/sport\/other-sports\/rogan-worrying-easily-persuade-trump-37037129\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rogan has offered a worrying insight into how easily he can persuade President Trump<\/a> after claiming that a simple text message to the 79-year-old led to him signing <a aria-label=\"an executive order pushing psychedelics researchLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishstar.com\/sport\/other-sports\/rogan-changes-mind-trump-breaking-37036682\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">an executive order pushing psychedelics research<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Rogan is no stranger to diving into the world of AI on his podcast,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":58172,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58170"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58170"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58179,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58170\/revisions\/58179"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}