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Introducing our new channel
According to the description, 80,000 Hours host Zershaaneh Qureshi launched a YouTube channel, Zershaaneh Talks AI, on who should control AI and who benefits. The first episode has philosopher Simon Goldstein arguing that paying AIs for work could keep humanity safe.
Why it matters
The same thing, for different readers.
What it means for you
A new YouTube show opens with the idea of paying AI systems for good work so they have something to lose.
For researchers
Goldstein argues that imperfectly aligned models will have private goals, so payment could make them work harder; the claim is untested here.
The question it raises
The proposal raises whether AIs can have interests of their own that humans should bargain with.
The record
- Questions
- What values should AI have, and could it have a mind of its own? · Can AI systems act beyond what people intended or allowed?
- People
- Zershaaneh Qureshi (Speaks, Host, 80,000 Hours) · Simon Goldstein (Mentioned, Philosopher)
- What we read
- We have read only the description the publisher gives. No quotations until someone reads the source itself.
- Found by
- The Radar, run of October 21, 2026, via
yt-80-000-hours-youtube(tier 1: the source’s own channel or an official record) - Cite this
- 80,000 Hours (YouTube), “Introducing our new channel”, October 20, 2026. Entry in the Ctrl AI Base, https://ctrlai.com/base/80000-hours-2026-10-20-introducing-new-channel
Our notesLight lane: description only. This is a channel announcement; the argument is in a separate episode (youtu.be/i3h6xGLOhSk), which may merit its own entry.