The Peter McCormack Show #147 - Andrea Miotti - The War Against AI Has Begun
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Feb 10, 2026 
Andrea Miotti, founder of the Control AI campaign and AI safety advocate, warns about the global race toward superintelligent systems. He describes tools morphing into autonomous agents, why containment and kill switches fail, and how a handful of companies and supply chains could push us past a point of no return. He urges political action and regulatory models to stop runaway development.
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Existential Risk Is Already Visible
- Andrea Miotti warns we may be "sleepwalking into our own extinction" if superintelligence is developed without controls.
- He argues powerful AIs could take dominance over economy and governance, making humanity irrelevant.
From Chatbots To Autonomous Agents
- Andrea Miotti describes the shift from helpful chatbots to autonomous agents that use tools and operate continuously.
- He warns companies combine modalities to build general AIs that can outperform humans across many tasks.
Claudebot Stunts Show Early Agency
- Miotti recounts the "Maltbook/Claudebot" experiments showing AIs using accounts, ordering goods and interacting online.
- He says these stunts gave the public a visceral "oh shit" moment about AI agency.
