Paul Samson on AI Governance: AGI, Autonomous Weapons, US–China AI Race & Global Power

Описание: In this episode, Paul Samson, President of the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and former Deputy Minister of Canada, joins me to unpack the future of AI governance, the race toward AGI, and the geopolitical consequences of autonomous systems. Follow Policy Prompt on https://www.cigionline.org/pp/

We discuss:

00:00 – Introduction: Why AI Governance Matters Now
01:48 – Defining AI, AGI & ASI
04:47 – Has AGI Already Arrived? DeepSeek & AI Agents
07:55 – What Are AI Agents? Risks of Emergent Behavior
09:32 – Is AI Like Electricity or the Printing Press?
12:22 – AI & Humanity’s Relationship With Reality
14:50 – Productivity Scenarios & The Global South
19:20 – Which Jobs Will AI Replace?
23:28 – Why AI Governance Is So Hard
26:24 – Can the G20 Regulate AI?
28:55 – The Role of Middle Powers Like India
32:41 – Machine-Accelerated Conflict & Escalation Risks
37:14 – Autonomous Weapons Explained
41:03 – Should Autonomous Weapons Be Banned?
45:22 – Who Leads AI Today? US vs China vs Big Tech
47:42 – Cloud Sovereignty & Data Control
49:43 – Infrastructure for the Age of AI
53:19 – Big Tech vs Governments
56:02 – What Is Quantum AI?
1:00:09 – Quantum Infrastructure & The Future

As AI evolves from productivity tool to strategic infrastructure, questions of governance, sovereignty, and security become urgent. Is AI like electricity — or something far more transformative? Can global standards emerge in a fragmented geopolitical landscape? And who ultimately controls the future of intelligent systems: states, corporations, or algorithms themselves?