Machine Intelligence Research Institute president Nate Soares joins Sean for a deeper examination of whether artificial intelligence could eventually become powerful enough to escape human control. Soares argues that rapidly advancing AI systems could present risks comparable to other transformative technologies and explains why he believes the United States should take the possibility of superintelligence seriously. Sean challenges him on whether China could ever be trusted to respect international limits and whether slowing American development could create an even greater national-security danger. The hour also includes reaction to Kash Patel’s contentious Senate testimony and listener debate over AI and election integrity.