# AI Safety Expert: No One Is Ready for What's Coming in 2 Years | Roman Yampolskiy

An episode of [Silicon Valley Girl: AI, Tech and Career Growth](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1819090545), 20 Apr 2026, 44 min.

Audio: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO4572482310.mp3

Roman Yampolskiy has spent 15 years at the University of Louisville studying one question: can we control AI? His answer is no. And in 2026, the early evidence is showing up inside his own department — a 28% drop in co-op placements for CS students. Prediction markets for AGI have collapsed from 2045 down to 2028–2030. So I asked him the question everyone actually wants answered: if 99% of jobs really do get automated, which ones survive? He named five — and they're not the ones you'd expect. We also cover: — What to invest in when AI can replace most human labor — Why he told his own 17-year-old to think twice about college — How to raise kids with agency in a world that automates thinking — And the answer he gave when I asked if we're living in a simulation If you've been using "AI" and "superintelligence" as the same word, this conversation will fix that. Topics: AI safety, Roman Yampolskiy, AGI 2030, jobs AI can't replace, future of work, AI superintelligence, investing in AI era, simulation theory, career advice 2026, AI risk More from the Silicon Valley Girl: Newsletter: https://siliconvalleygirl.beehiiv.com/subscribe?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=futureproof-sub&utm_content=guest-name&utm_term= Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconvalleygirl/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SiliconValleyGirl LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/marinamogilko

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