Could AI really wipe out humanity – six experts spell out the risks

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:54:48 GMT

We examine claims and counterclaims about the risks and calls to slow down the pace of AI developmentThere have been some shocking claims in recent days about AI safety: we face a 10% chance of doom; AIs are worse than nukes; a “botnet” threatens the entire internet; it’s all a big tech psyop.Below, we look at six claims and reactions to them. Continue reading...

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The same story across the political spectrum (15 sources)

Left: AI CEOs say they need to slow the pace of development. But will they? — www.theguardian.com
Left: Why a decade of doomsday warnings failed to slow the AI race — www.theguardian.com
Left: Jack Thorne warns some fellow scriptwriters are using AI ‘to cheat’ — www.theguardian.com
Left: Anthropic CEO renews call for AI slowdown as Nvidia’s urges acceleration — www.theguardian.com
Center-Left: ‘A double entendre in every crevice’: what, beyond near-naked tennis, is Sydney Sweeney’s game? — www.theguardian.com
Center: AI safety requires more than just slowing our pace | Stuart Russell — www.theguardian.com
Center: Trump facing AI backlash in Congress as push for guardrails intensifies — www.theguardian.com
Center-Left: Benedict Cumberbatch on his Earth-saving eco film: ‘We are in the last grab of the extraction era’ — www.theguardian.com
Right: I worked at Google DeepMind. You should listen to the warnings about AI | Alex Turner — www.theguardian.com
Right: Labor accused of throwing creatives ‘under the bus’ with proposal to ease copyright protections for AI giants — www.theguardian.com

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