What's Your Problem? · Episode 193 · September 17, 2026 · 44 min
Should We Pause AI?
Everybody’s worried about the risks of AI. So we called up one of the most insightful writers we know on the subject: Zvi Mowshowitz. Zvi writes about AI and AI risks at his substack, Don’t Worry About the Vase . Zvi’s problem is this: How do we prevent artificial intelligence from killing everyone? In this episode, Zvi explains: Why it’s often useful to anthropomorphize AI What this summer’s Hugging Face attack tells us about the nature of AI What increasing AI capability means for cybersecurity risk Whether and when we should pause AI development Why powerful pen-weight models may remove the last reliable points of control Connect with us: Follow Jacob Goldstein on LinkedIn , X and Instagram Email us at [email protected] Follow Pushkin on Instagram , LinkedIn or X Listen to Jacob’s other show, Business History To listen to the show ad free, sign up for Pushkin+ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.