This was the month the world took notice that AI might kill everyone.
For years, they warned AI could kill all humans. Now people are listening.
A doomsaying community once on the periphery of the tech industry has gained influence, as AI “agents” perform amazing and alarming feats.
Nathan J Robinson on Twitter / X
the correct take on the AI risks. not "godlike machine that decides to kill us all" but "machine that makes it much easier for humans to kill one another." from the very sensible @timnitGebru in Wired: https://t.co/wM0ucsN2no pic.twitter.com/vtHQ02my0G— Nathan J Robinson (@NathanJRobinson) September 13, 2026
The politics and possibilities of ‘AI could kill us all’
AI will not exterminate the human race. But what big tech really *is* doing is bad enough that the notion may help fuel the movement against it.
Here Are a Few of the Ways AI Could In Fact Kill Everyone
It has become fashionable to ask “doomers” to “get specific” about their dooming. Well, aiight then.
The Age of Wonders and Terrors
Twenty years ago, when the idea of AI taking over the world in our lifetimes still struck most of us as the unconstrained fantasy of those who knew too much science fiction and too little science, …
AI Almost Started a U.S.–China War — and No One Seems to Care
The tech world is too busy dreaming up imaginary doomsday scenarios to focus on a very real one that flared up between nuclear powers.
Who decides when AI is too dangerous?
Anthropic asked for AI regulation, but not like this.
AI FOR EPISTEMICS & COORDINATION
Civilization and technology have radically improved the human condition. Nonetheless, the world sometimes goes in directions which essentially nobody would prefer — e.g., nuclear arms races, unexpected financial crashes, predatory marketing, or ubiquitous political misinformation.
Evan Hubinger on Twitter / X
Jacob is correct here—we really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans! I personally think it is >10% within the next decade. I believe Anthropic is trying its best, but we do not yet have a plan to solve alignment for superintelligence and are not clearly on track to. https://t.co/QAIHiFP3QZ— Evan Hubinger (@EvanHub) September 9, 2026
Humans can coexist with AI. Here’s how.
Some advice for people who are anxious, skeptical — or hoping AI just goes away.
Rescuing Democracy From The Quiet Rule Of AI
Our gravest AI risk isn’t runaway superintelligence but our cultural readiness to surrender collective judgment to algorithmic systems.
The AI Apocalypse Is Already Here | Compact
Americans do not care for artificial intelligence. Recent polling shows that their attitudes mostly range from ambivalence to horror.
It's the “1998” of the AI Revolution. So Why Can I Safely Ignore It?
Researchers, please get in touch with me. I can be part of your control group.
AI Doomers Are Starting to Admit It: They’re Going Too Far
One of the biggest doomsayers of artificial intelligence has done an about-face—and it could help save the world.
‘Think Everybody Dead’: How the Threat of AI Is Fueling a New Political Alliance
A billionaire-backed movement from Silicon Valley and populists like Bernie Sanders are eager to stop an AI disaster — but can they overcome their mutual distrust and work together?
The Trump Administration’s Hard-On for AI, Explained
“No dooming. America will be AI DOMINANT!”
