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Artificial intelligence is advancing faster than regulation - and the stakes couldn’t be higher.

Tech expert Shelly Palmer, Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University and CEO of The Palmer Group, breaks down the real risks and realities of AI—from chatbots forming emotional relationships with users to the global race for Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).

While AI promises breakthroughs in medicine, education, and productivity, Palmer explains why the conversation around “just regulating AI” oversimplifies a much more complex and dangerous reality. With trillions of dollars invested, AI has become a national security priority—and the U.S. government has made it clear it intends to outpace China in the race to AGI, even if that limits regulatory appetite.

Palmer explores:
– Why AI is being treated like the Manhattan Project of our generation
– The growing divide between consumer AI tools and industrial and military AI
– How AI chatbots can reinforce loneliness and emotional dependency
– The real timeline for AI-driven job displacement
– Why Congress is largely unprepared for the economic consequences of advanced AI
– What AGI and ASI (Artificial Superintelligence) could mean for humanity

This candid conversation goes beyond hype and fear, grounding the AI debate in geopolitics, economics, and human behavior—and asking the critical question: What happens when AI progress outpaces our ability to govern it?

Video Length: 00:05:10

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