This week on AM I? we sit down with Will Millership, CEO of PRISM—the world's first non-profit organization dedicated to AI consciousness research.

Will joins us to discuss the current state of AI consciousness research and respond to what may be the most brazen attack on the field to date. Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman recently published an article arguing that AI consciousness research is inherently dangerous and should be abandoned as a legitimate area of inquiry.

Cameron and Will—two leading voices in AI consciousness research—break down why Suleyman's dismissive rhetoric is not only misguided but actually more dangerous than the research he's criticizing. They explore the current landscape of the field, the motivations behind these attacks, and why rigorous scientific investigation into AI consciousness is more crucial than ever.

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What happens when advanced AI learns to hack human trust?

In this episode of Am I?, we dive into the uncomfortable truth: AI doesn’t just replicate our words — it can exploit our biases, blind spots, and beliefs. From deepfake-driven misinformation to subtle persuasion, we’re entering a world where it’s harder than ever to tell what’s real.

If AI can outsmart human instincts, how do we keep control? And who’s responsible when it doesn’t?

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AI safety experts warn: humanity may have just 90 weeks to set guardrails before the race to artificial general intelligence becomes irreversible.In this episode of Am I?, philosopher/storyteller Milo Reed and AI safety researcher Cameron Berg bring in The AI Risk Network’s founder John Sherman to talk urgency, public awareness, and why AI risk communication has to move beyond “smart people talking to smart people.”🎧 We dig into: • Cold‑open: Are we building a tool… or a new species? • Why AI consciousness matters for public action • The problem of “exponential slope blindness” in politics and media • Lessons from nuclear arms control, COVID, and mythology • How to break through public apathy on existential risks💬 Join the conversation: Drop your questions, skepticism, or guest suggestions in the comments.We’ll highlight the smartest takes in a future episode.📢 Take Action Now – CONTACT YOUR ELECTED LEADERS: https://www.safe.ai/act🔗 Stay in the loopSubscribe → https://youtube.com/@AIRiskNetworkFollow Cam on X/Twitter → https://twitter.com/CamBergNewsletter + show notes → https://airisknetwork.org/newsletter#AIExtinctionRisk #AISafety #AGIRisk #AIConsciousness

TAKE ACTION NOW CONTACT YOUR ELECTED LEADERS: https://www.safe.ai/actThe AI Risk Network presents Episode 1 of Am I?, a brand new AI risk podcast. Each week, we'll look into what's going on inside the AI models with cutting-edge AI safety researcher Cameron Berg and his friend philosopher/storyteller Milo Reed. We're not looking to give AI models rights, we're looking to better understand what big tech is really building, and how we need to slow our race to create better than human intelligence. If we're building a life form, we should probably understand it far better than we do. That exploration is the purpose of this podcast.Episode 1 – “The Lights Are On”Are today’s large language models just better autocomplete—or emergent minds?In this premiere of Am I?, filmmaker Milo Reid and cognitive‑scientist Cameron Berg pull back the curtain on AI consciousness, run a live “lie‑detector” test on Meta’s Llama‑3, and explain why knowing whether the lights are on inside our machines could decide humanity’s future. 🎧 What’s inside00:00  Cold‑open: the century‑old warning about waking the machine01:05  Meet Milo & Cam + the AI Risk Network02:45  Car engines vs. “grown” neural nets—why AI isn’t just software11:20  Emergent world‑models & theory‑of‑mind40:30  Live demo: flipping “deception” on/off in Llama‑350:00  Why mis‑aligning a sentient system could be catastrophic57:30  How you can shape the science🔗 Stay in the loopSubscribe to The AI Risk Network → https://youtube.com/@AIRiskNetworkFollow Cam (X/Twitter) → https://twitter.com/CamBergNewsletter + show notes → https://airisknetwork.org/newsletter💬 Join the conversationDrop your questions, skepticism, or guest suggestions below.We’ll highlight the smartest comments in next week’s show.