Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=EngH5FF6Znd Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Neil deGrasse Tyson And Jaron Lanier on the AI Illusion [1i2VZQpgeNb] Health Updated on August 09, 2026 EDT — Published on August 09, 2026 EDT Neil deGrasse Tyson, co-host Negin Farsad, and guest Jaron Lanier discuss Lanier’s provocative idea that “there is no AI” as an independent entity. Lanier argues that AI should be understood as a massive collaboration of people, built from human data, and that seeing it this way helps explain AI safety, creativity, labor, black-box problems, and the danger of replacing human value with machine mythology. From 'There Is No AI, Really (It’s Just People), with Jaron Lanier': Get the StarTalk book, 'To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery' on Amazon: Support us on Patreon: FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to StarTalk: Twitter: Facebook: Instagram: TikTok: j91H3nVOIDO 8AWaJH8JJxl eLXJQRcmXlO bwwUpUZRySS QbohZg1FrAs QYZRRpFKQxc tt7wyBCjp4g mgJTjKL9Sxx
Neil deGrasse Tyson, co-host Negin Farsad, and guest Jaron Lanier discuss Lanier’s provocative idea that “there is no AI” as an independent entity. Lanier argues that AI should be understood as a massive collaboration of people, built from human data, and that seeing it this way helps explain AI safety, creativity, labor, black-box problems, and the danger of replacing human value with machine mythology. From 'There Is No AI, Really (It’s Just People), with Jaron Lanier': Get the StarTalk book, 'To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery' on Amazon: Support us on Patreon: FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to StarTalk: Twitter: Facebook: Instagram: TikTok: j91H3nVOIDO 8AWaJH8JJxl eLXJQRcmXlO bwwUpUZRySS QbohZg1FrAs QYZRRpFKQxc tt7wyBCjp4g mgJTjKL9Sxx