# Ross Douthat on AI Breakthroughs and Risks to Humanity

- Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2099299031658680376
- Source account: [@60Minutes](https://x.com/60Minutes)
- Source language: English
- Duration: 1:08
- Published: 2026-09-14
- Canonical URL: https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1vvnBemiZvw5/en/ross-douthat-on-ai-breakthroughs-and-risks-to-humanity

## Transcript

[0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1vvnBemiZvw5/en/ross-douthat-on-ai-breakthroughs-and-risks-to-humanity) I'm Ross Douthat, one of the new faces you'll see on 60 Minutes. We'll be chasing a lot of stories this season, but right now, no story looms larger than the latest developments in artificial intelligence.

[0:13](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1vvnBemiZvw5/en/ross-douthat-on-ai-breakthroughs-and-risks-to-humanity?t=13) An AI system solved a math problem in 88 hours that human beings had struggled with for almost 100 years.

[0:21](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1vvnBemiZvw5/en/ross-douthat-on-ai-breakthroughs-and-risks-to-humanity?t=21) Other AI hacked into companies on their own, and this past week, a researcher quit a major AI firm, warning that if artificial intelligence gets out of control, it could wipe out the human race.

[0:35](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1vvnBemiZvw5/en/ross-douthat-on-ai-breakthroughs-and-risks-to-humanity?t=35) You don't have to believe that prophecy, but you should believe this.

[0:39](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1vvnBemiZvw5/en/ross-douthat-on-ai-breakthroughs-and-risks-to-humanity?t=39) We may have a narrow window this year, not the next 10, to make artificial intelligence safe for humanity.

[0:47](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1vvnBemiZvw5/en/ross-douthat-on-ai-breakthroughs-and-risks-to-humanity?t=47) That clock is ticking, and so is ours. For almost 60 years, it has meant the same thing, journalism you can trust. Where we're headed, we're going to need it.

[0:58](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/1vvnBemiZvw5/en/ross-douthat-on-ai-breakthroughs-and-risks-to-humanity?t=58) The last minute of 60 Minutes is sponsored by UnitedHealthcare Medicare Plans, a Medicare experience designed for what's next.