“Ten Percent” – Will Humanity Survive AI?
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“Ten Percent” – Will Humanity Survive AI?

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 27, 202637 min

Could humanity’s most powerful invention become a threat to its survival? In this episode of The Survival Curve, we examine the disturbing prospect behind the “ten percent” debate: a risk of catastrophe that cannot be precisely calculated, but whose consequences demand serious attention. We explore three routes to disaster: machines escaping human control, people using AI to unleash devastating cyber or biological attacks, and military systems accelerating a crisis towards nuclear war. What happens when a human still approves the decision, but no longer has the time or information to question the machine? Can govern...

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Hi everyone, this is Marshall Poe. I'm the founder of the Nubics Network and I'm also a historian. I used to be a history professor and I love maps.

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So I'm especially happy to tell you that this episode is sponsored by What's Your Map? Which was the winner of the Best Education Podcast at the 2025 British Podcast Awards.

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What's Your Map is hosted by a historian and prize-winning author, Professor Jerry Broughton. In each episode, he invites a guest to share a map close to their heart and unfurl the ideas,

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