Superintelligence is coming. Should we let it?

# Superintelligence is coming. Should we let it? | TechCrunch Source: [https://techcrunch.com/video/superintelligence-is-coming-should-we-let-it/](https://techcrunch.com/video/superintelligence-is-coming-should-we-let-it/) AI companies have been talking about superintelligent AI like it’s inevitable, but recent[safety incidents](https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/04/openais-rogue-agents-keep-escaping-with-no-formal-process-to-investigate-them/)like OpenAI’s[Hugging Face breach](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/openai-releases-its-official-report-on-the-hugging-face-breach/)are demonstrating the potential dangers of deploying AI systems that are more capable than humans\. So what happens when we can’t reliably control what these systems do? On this episode of TechCrunch’s[Equity](https://techcrunch.com/podcasts/equity/)podcast, Rebecca Bellan is joined by[Connor Leahy](https://www.linkedin.com/in/connor-j-leahy/), an AI researcher, entrepreneur, and now the U\.S\. Executive Director of nonprofit[ControlAI](https://controlai.org/), which is pushing for a far more radical approach to AI safety: stopping companies from developing superintelligence altogether\. Leahy explains why he thinks the risks have become too great to manage through alignment and containment alone, and how what sounded far\-fetched six months ago is now being backed by a wave of new legislation\. Subscribe to Equity on[YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@TechCrunch),[Apple Podcasts](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1215439780),[Overcast](https://overcast.fm/itunes1215439780/equity),[Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/5IEYLip3eDppcOmy5DmphC?si=rZDFHv2sQUul_g94iCRgpQ)and all the casts\. You also can follow Equity on[X](https://twitter.com/EquityPod)and[Threads](https://www.threads.net/@equitypod), at @EquityPod\. Theresa Loconsolo is an audio producer at TechCrunch focusing on Equity, the network’s flagship podcast\. Before joining TechCrunch in 2022, she was one of 2 producers at a four\-station conglomerate where she wrote, recorded, voiced and edited content, and engineered live performances and interviews from guests like lovelytheband\. Theresa is based in New Jersey and holds a bachelors degree in Communication from Monmouth University\. You can contact or verify outreach from Theresa by emailing[theresa\.loconsolo@techcrunch\.com](mailto:[email protected])\. [View Bio](https://techcrunch.com/author/theresa-loconsolo/) ## Most Popular ### Newsletters Subscribe for the industry’s biggest tech news ## Related