How The Next Five Years of AI Will Change Humanity Forever. - (And how to prepare yourself)

The Next Five Years of AI — A Warning, Not a Prediction

Narrated by Charles Sebastian Whitby

Something has changed.

The people building artificial intelligence — the researchers, CEOs, and engineers closest to the technology — have stopped celebrating. They’ve started warning.

In this long-form episode of Philosophy for Better Humans, Charles Sebastian Whitby explores why so many AI insiders believe the next five years may be the most dangerous and consequential period in human history since the invention of nuclear weapons.

This is not a tech hype episode. And it is not science fiction.

It is a sober philosophical examination of acceleration, power, work, meaning, and the human psyche as artificial intelligence begins to outperform us in domains once central to identity and dignity.

This episode explores:

• Why AI timelines are collapsing faster than expected
• The coming automation cliff and the disappearance of entry-level work
• How culture, truth, and meaning may no longer be primarily human-generated
• The geopolitical race that makes slowing down nearly impossible
• The psychological cost of feeling unnecessary
• How to prepare without false optimism or despair

This is an episode about responsibility — not fear. About orientation — not prediction.

The future is not yet decided. But the choices we make quietly, right now, will echo for decades.