# Eliezer Yudkowsky: Will superintelligent AI end the world? [video]

> Source: <https://www.ted.com/talks/eliezer_yudkowsky_will_superintelligent_ai_end_the_world>
> Published: 2026-07-11 08:34:36+00:00

Decision theorist Eliezer Yudkowsky has a simple message: superintelligent AI could probably kill us all. So the question becomes: Is it possible to build powerful artificial minds that are obedient, even benevolent? In a fiery talk, Yudkowsky explores why we need to act immediately to ensure smarter-than-human AI systems don't lead to our extinction.