Are We Ready for Artificial General Intelligence? 🤖
Will MacAskill discusses the readiness for Artificial General Intelligence and its implications. Plus, enjoy 15% off Huel for new customers!

Alex O'Connor
140.2K views • Nov 9, 2025

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- VIDEO NOTES
William MacAskill is a Scottish philosopher and author, and one of the originators of the effective altruism movement.
- LINKS
Buy Will's book, "What We Owe the Future": https://amzn.to/4oU7u6s
"We're Not Ready For Superintelligence" by AI in Context: https://youtu.be/5KVDDfAkRgc?si=yLexN76mBPuAh4Z0
- TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – The World Isn’t Ready for AGI
9:12 – What Does AGI Doomsday Look Like?
16:13 – Alignment is Not Enough
19:28 – How AGI Could Cause Government Coups
27:14 – Why Isn’t There More Widespread Panic?
33:55 – What Can We Do?
40:11 – If We Stop, China Won’t
47:43 – What is Currently Being Done to Regulate AGI Growth?
51:03 – The Problem of “Value Lock-in”
01:05:03 – Is Inaction a Form of Action?
01:08:47 – Should Effective Altruists Focus on AGI?
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For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: https://www.alexoconnor.com.
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- VIDEO NOTES
William MacAskill is a Scottish philosopher and author, and one of the originators of the effective altruism movement.
- LINKS
Buy Will's book, "What We Owe the Future": https://amzn.to/4oU7u6s
"We're Not Ready For Superintelligence" by AI in Context: https://youtu.be/5KVDDfAkRgc?si=yLexN76mBPuAh4Z0
- TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – The World Isn’t Ready for AGI
9:12 – What Does AGI Doomsday Look Like?
16:13 – Alignment is Not Enough
19:28 – How AGI Could Cause Government Coups
27:14 – Why Isn’t There More Widespread Panic?
33:55 – What Can We Do?
40:11 – If We Stop, China Won’t
47:43 – What is Currently Being Done to Regulate AGI Growth?
51:03 – The Problem of “Value Lock-in”
01:05:03 – Is Inaction a Form of Action?
01:08:47 – Should Effective Altruists Focus on AGI?
- CONNECT
My Website: https://www.alexoconnor.com
SOCIAL LINKS:
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskeptic
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskeptic
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskeptic
TikTok: @CosmicSkeptic
The Within Reason Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168
- CONTACT
Business email: contact@alexoconnor.com
Brand enquiries: David@modernstoa.co
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