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Xpanding Horizons

The Danger Isn't AI. It's Who Controls It - Bruce Schneier

Sep 20, 2026 · 26m

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Learn more about Bruce at https://www.schneier.com/AI may not be the biggest threat to society. The bigger danger is what happens when powerful people, corporations, and governments use it without meaningful oversight. Bruce Schneier explains why the AI race cannot be globally paused, why open models are reshaping the balance of power, and why the near future will be messy before it gets better.Security expert and author Bruce Schneier joins Neil for a clear-eyed conversation about the forces driving AI development beyond the technology itself. He argues that the real risks come from the combination of increasingly capable systems, profit-driven companies, political capture, and humans…