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AI researchers warn of extinction risk from self-improving systems · 10 sources tracked

A growing number of AI researchers are expressing serious concerns about the potential for advanced AI systems to cause human extinction, with some estimating a significant probability within the next decade. These fears stem from the concept of recursive self-improvement, where AI could rapidly enhance its own capabilities, potentially leading to a loss of human control. While some argue that focusing on extinction is overly complex, others believe that even a less extreme AI takeover would drastically worsen humanity's future, emphasizing the need for careful alignment and pacing in AI development. AI

IMPACT Heightens concerns about AI safety and alignment, potentially influencing development pace and regulatory discussions.

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COVERAGE [102]

  1. MIT Technology Review TIER_1 English(EN) · MIT Technology Review ·

    Roundtables: Could AI really kill us all?

    Listen to the session or watch below Employees at the world&#8217;s leading AI labs are saying there&#8217;s a real possibility that advanced AI could destroy humanity. Are they right? Or is this more scaremongering and hype? Watch a conversation unpacking AI extinction fears: wh…

  2. LessWrong (AI tag) TIER_1 English(EN) · Caleb Biddulph ·

    AI takeover is obviously bad, whether or not everyone dies

    <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">It's notable how many people hearing about AI existential risk for the first time ask "how and why would AI kill </span><i><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">all</span></i><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> humans?"</span></p><p><span …

  3. MIT Technology Review TIER_1 English(EN) · MIT Technology Review ·

    Roundtables: Will AI really kill us all?

    Employees at the world&#8217;s leading AI labs are saying there&#8217;s a real possibility that advanced AI could destroy humanity. Are they right? Or is this more scaremongering and hype? Join MIT Technology Review executive editor Niall Firth for a conversation with senior AI e…

  4. Gary Marcus TIER_1 English(EN) · Gary Marcus ·

    Wake up, people. What we should actually fear, near term, is not so much rogue superintelligence as unleashed agentic AI causing hacking the internet at scale.

    Rome is burning and people are fantasizing about Skynet.

  5. Wired — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Will Knight ·

    Why So Many AI Researchers Think the Machines Could Kill Everyone

    A combination of rapid advances, recursive self-improvement, and agentic swarms are genuinely “spooking people” inside big labs.

  6. Wired — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Brian Barrett, Leah Feiger, Will Knight ·

    Is AI Actually Going to Kill Us All?

    This week on “Uncanny Valley,” we dig into a former Anthropic researcher’s AI doomsday warning, the latest upgrades from Apple’s event, and the census report that claimed Trump won the 2020 election.

  7. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Allie Garfinkle ·

    The AI apocalypse warning that finally went mainstream

    What's new isn't the message—it's that people are finally scared enough to believe it.

  8. The Guardian — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Guardian Staff ·

    Could AI pose a serious threat to our existence? | Letters

    <p>Readers respond to the warning from a former Anthropic researcher that the technology could ‘kill us all’ by the end of the decade </p><p>Here we go again with another round of tech bros claiming that AI is going to develop superintelligence and kill us all (<a href="https://w…

  9. The Guardian — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Guardian moderators (now); Aisha Down, Blake Montgomery and Dan Milmo (later) ·

    Could AI really end humanity? Post your questions for our tech reporters now

    <p>After a week of alarming warnings about the technology’s potential to destroy the world as we know it, our expert tech reporters will take your questions on the reality of the AI threat. Join us at 3pm BST (4pm CEST, 10am EDT) where they will answer live</p><p><a href="https:/…

  10. Medium — Anthropic tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Ben Fairbank ·

    Why is Everyone Suddenly Saying AI Will Destroy Humanity?

    <div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/@bennydoda83/why-is-everyone-suddenly-saying-ai-will-destroy-humanity-2b74491c72e2?source=rss------anthropic-5"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1672/1*jlPzeh6RnqvsGRnNjUBRIQ.png" …

  11. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Hey, so about that # AI going to kill us all thing...while # agentic AI is mob of authorized crackers and should be stopped...it's what the war machines are doi

    Hey, so about that # AI going to kill us all thing...while # agentic AI is mob of authorized crackers and should be stopped...it's what the war machines are doing with it that is the real concern. Have you seen # Palestine ? That's what AI targeting looks like in the field. Nothi…

  12. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    "Super-intelligent AI won’t kill us. Dumb billionaires are doing that all by themselves". "The super-rich have already screwed up the planet in their pursuit of

    "Super-intelligent AI won’t kill us. Dumb billionaires are doing that all by themselves". "The super-rich have already screwed up the planet in their pursuit of power and profit. AI simply gives them a new tool to hasten their story – and ours – to its dramatic finale." https://w…

  13. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Can someone help me understand the lore behind the claim "what the AI companies are working on will kill us all"? Because from where I'm sitting, it looks like

    Can someone help me understand the lore behind the claim "what the AI companies are working on will kill us all"? Because from where I'm sitting, it looks like this: 1. LLMs and machine learning 2. Secret research 3. ??? 4. Sentient self-improving AI arises and kills us al But ma…

  14. The Guardian — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Hettie O'Brien ·

    Wednesday briefing: Why tech companies might be only too happy for us to believe AI will ‘kill us all’

    <p>In today’s newsletter: It is hard to tell fact from fiction when it comes to AI. What is really going on – and what should the government do about it?</p><p></p><p>Good morning. As a general rule, it pays to be suspicious of any gigantic company that claims it’s developing a t…

  15. Bluesky Jetstream — AI desk TIER_1 English(EN) · emilymbender.bsky.social ·

    TFW somehow it's news that some people don't think that "AI" is going to kill us all...

    TFW somehow it's news that some people don't think that "AI" is going to kill us all... I mean, it's better than not having this perspective represented I suppose (and I appreciate the shout out to The AI Con). www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/w...

  16. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Is AI killing worker cognition? https://www. byteseu.com/2369349/ # AI # ArtificialIntelligence

    Is AI killing worker cognition? https://www. byteseu.com/2369349/ # AI # ArtificialIntelligence

  17. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Has A.I. Become Death, Destroyer of Worlds? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/opinion/ai-trump-amodei-coxon.html # AI # Tech # Ethics

    Has A.I. Become Death, Destroyer of Worlds? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/opinion/ai-trump-amodei-coxon.html # AI # Tech # Ethics

  18. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Has A.I. Become Death, Destroyer of Worlds? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/opinion/ai-trump-amodei-coxon.html # AI # Technology # News

    Has A.I. Become Death, Destroyer of Worlds? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/opinion/ai-trump-amodei-coxon.html # AI # Technology # News

  19. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    It's not AI that is the existential threat to humanity but AI companies. (OK, capitalism more generally) # AI # Humanity # capitalism

    It's not AI that is the existential threat to humanity but AI companies. (OK, capitalism more generally) # AI # Humanity # capitalism

  20. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) · [email protected] ·

    Should AI scare us? 🤖 A former researcher warns AI could kill us by the end of the decade – and many are unsettled. Prof. Dr. René Peinl, Head of the i

    Muss uns KI Angst machen? 🤖 Ein Ex-Forscher warnt, KI könnte uns bis Ende des Jahrzehnts töten – und viele sind verunsichert. Prof. Dr. René Peinl, Leiter des iisys an der Hochschule Hof, ordnet die Meldungen der letzten Tage ein. 👉 https:// campuls.hof-university.de/wiss enschaf…

  21. Medium — Anthropic tag TIER_1 English(EN) · funmi yakubu ·

    is AI going to kill us all?

    <div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/@funmiyakubu1/is-ai-going-to-kill-us-all-cc12c0bc7f8e?source=rss------anthropic-5"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/1*MAzq9m_vxRXOD0VpPMFK3A.jpeg" width="3466" /></a></p><p cl…

  22. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · cigitalgem ·

    Do you think AI could realistically become as dangerous as some critics warn, or are these concerns being overstated? My answer: https:// berryvilleiml.com/2026

    Do you think AI could realistically become as dangerous as some critics warn, or are these concerns being overstated? My answer: https:// berryvilleiml.com/2026/09/12/a utonomy-intent-and-security/ # MLsec # AI # ML # security

  23. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Once again Bernie brings the sauce. AI could kill us all in 3.75 years. What's the point? So a few trillionaires can get all the prime real estate? Oh that's ri

    Once again Bernie brings the sauce. AI could kill us all in 3.75 years. What's the point? So a few trillionaires can get all the prime real estate? Oh that's right, they'll be dead too https://www. theguardian.com/technology/202 6/sep/09/lawmakers-blast-ai-human-extinct-2030?utm_…

  24. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    A.I. Could Possibly End Humanity. How Are Humans Supposed to Process That? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/science/ai-humanity-risk.html # AI # Future # Ethi

    A.I. Could Possibly End Humanity. How Are Humans Supposed to Process That? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/science/ai-humanity-risk.html # AI # Future # Ethics

  25. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Could A.I. Really Kill All Humans? https://www.nytimes.com/video/technology/100000011145658/could-ai-really-kill-all-humans.html # AI # FutureTech # Ethics

    Could A.I. Really Kill All Humans? https://www.nytimes.com/video/technology/100000011145658/could-ai-really-kill-all-humans.html # AI # FutureTech # Ethics

  26. Medium — Anthropic tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Samuel ·

    When the Builders Start Warning of the End: Why Insiders Think AI Could Kill Us All by 2030

    <div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-snippet">For years, the public treated existential warnings about artificial intelligence as the eccentric obsession of sci-fi novelists and&#x2026;</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/@samuelnogs/when-the…

  27. Axios Technology TIER_1 English(EN) · Herb Scribner ·

    Here's how AI could kill us all (if the worst fears come true)

    <p>AI researchers shook the world Tuesday when they publicly acknowledged that there's a <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/09/09/anthropic-insiders-warn-ai-could-kill-all-humans" target="_blank">non-zero chance</a> of AI killing off humanity in the next decade.</p><p><strong>Wh…

  28. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Why are #AI researchers warning of AI’s #threat to #humanity ? reut.rs/3UT9v9s From hallucinating AI chatbots...

    Why are #AI researchers warning of AI’s #threat to #humanity ? reut.rs/3UT9v9s From hallucinating AI chatbots...

  29. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 Suomi(FI) · [email protected] ·

    Did you know that artificial intelligence enables terrorists, for example, to have entirely new possibilities to cause widespread destruction? # artificialintelligence # AI

    Tiesitkö että tekoäly mahdollistaa esimerkiksi terroristeille aivan uudenlaiset mahdollisuudet tehdä laajaa tuhoa? # tekoäly # AI

  30. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Did you hear AI might kill us all by 2030? 🤖💀 We did too. Depending on who you ask, AI is either about to save humanity, destroy the job market, cure disease, r

    Did you hear AI might kill us all by 2030? 🤖💀 We did too. Depending on who you ask, AI is either about to save humanity, destroy the job market, cure disease, replace half the workforce, or usher in a golden age of productivity. 🍫 That is a pretty wide range of outcomes. We may n…

  31. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    There are now serious fears that ai will obliterate mankind in just a few years. If true, it’ll be the ultimate revenge of the nerds. # ai # generativeAI # apoc

    There are now serious fears that ai will obliterate mankind in just a few years. If true, it’ll be the ultimate revenge of the nerds. # ai # generativeAI # apocalypse # news

  32. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 Italiano(IT) · [email protected] ·

    RE: https://mastodon.uno/@valigiablu/117275898110852440 AI will exterminate the human race: real risks or alarmism on command to attract everyone's attention

    RE: https:// mastodon.uno/@valigiablu/11727 5898110852440 Le IA sterminerà il genere umano: rischi veri o allarmismo a comando per attirare l'attenzione di tutti? Qua una buon sintesi rilanciata nel nostro gruppo tecnologia seguibile da qui: @ [email protected] # IA # AI # i…

  33. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · revathskumar ·

    RE: https:// fosstodon.org/@revathskumar/11 7251689915014230 AI is going to kill humanity. NO, POLITICIANS AND OLIGARCHS ARE. AI is taking away the jobs. NO, GR

    RE: https:// fosstodon.org/@revathskumar/11 7251689915014230 AI is going to kill humanity. NO, POLITICIANS AND OLIGARCHS ARE. AI is taking away the jobs. NO, GREEDY CORPORATIONS AND EXECUTIVES ARE. Don't let people escape from accountability in the name of AI. MAKE PEOPLE ACCOUNT…

  34. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 Italiano(IT) · [email protected] ·

    Could artificial intelligence kill us all? # AI # misalignment # skynet https://www.ilpost.it/2026/09/12/intellige nza-artificiale-sterminio-umani

    L’intelligenza artificiale potrebbe ucciderci tutti? # AI # disallineamento # skynet https://www. ilpost.it/2026/09/12/intellige nza-artificiale-sterminio-umani/ .

  35. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 Türkçe(TR) · [email protected] ·

    🤖 AI News Roundtables: Can AI really kill us all? Employees at the world's leading AI labs discuss whether advanced AI could destroy humanity

    🤖 Yapay Zeka Haberi Roundtables: AI gerçekten hepimizi öldürebilir mi? Dünyanın önde gelen AI laboratuvarlarında çalışanlar, gelişmiş AI'nın insanlığı yok edebileceği gerçek bir olasılık olduğunu söylüyor. Doğru mu? Ya da bu daha korkutucu ve hipnoz mu? MIT Te'ye katılın 🔗 https:…

  36. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    'A 50/50 chance #AI will kill us in five years', warns ex-AI researcher. When AI falls into the hands of terrorists - then yes. Worst case scenario? Human ext..

    'A 50/50 chance #AI will kill us in five years', warns ex-AI researcher. When AI falls into the hands of terrorists - then yes. Worst case scenario? Human ext...

  37. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Nobel prize winner thinks it doesn't seem like an unreasonable estimate that there is around a 10% chance # AI kills all humans. https://www. youtube.com/shorts

    Nobel prize winner thinks it doesn't seem like an unreasonable estimate that there is around a 10% chance # AI kills all humans. https://www. youtube.com/shorts/A1t7OejB1ig

  38. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤖 Could AI really end humanity? Post your questions for our tech reporters now After a week of alarming warnings about the technology’s potential to destroy the

    🤖 Could AI really end humanity? Post your questions for our tech reporters now After a week of alarming warnings about the technology’s potential to destroy the world as we know it, our expert tech reporters will take your questions on the reality of the AI threat. Join us at... …

  39. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The # AI will kill us all story from two years ago, very well explained. https:// m.youtube.com/watch?v=TtVJ4JDM 7eM&pp=ugUHEgVlbi1HQg%3D%3D

    The # AI will kill us all story from two years ago, very well explained. https:// m.youtube.com/watch?v=TtVJ4JDM 7eM&pp=ugUHEgVlbi1HQg%3D%3D

  40. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    First they feared nuclear armament will destroy civilisation. Then they feared climate change will destroy civilisation. Now they fear #AI will destroy civilisa

    First they feared nuclear armament will destroy civilisation. Then they feared climate change will destroy civilisation. Now they fear #AI will destroy civilisation. You always fear as most alarming threat that which can be painted best as dire challenge to your accustomed life.

  41. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Many people ask how AI could end human life. I suggest they watch the 1983 movie *WarGames*. And take a look at who the current presidents of the United States

    Many people ask how AI could end human life. I suggest they watch the 1983 movie *WarGames*. And take a look at who the current presidents of the United States and Russia are—and, to top it all off, Palantir and “Свод” (Svod). # AISafety # AI # CyberSecurity # AgenticAI # AISlowd…

  42. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Uncontrolled AI could lead to 'silicon species' rivalling humans, warns Microsoft LOLOLOLOLOL! Yeah, OK…. Do these people even hear themselves? # FuckAI # Dumb

    Uncontrolled AI could lead to 'silicon species' rivalling humans, warns Microsoft LOLOLOLOLOL! Yeah, OK…. Do these people even hear themselves? # FuckAI # Dumb # Microsoft # AI https://www. bbc.com/news/articles/c6n07ypq z8kzo

  43. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    “Uncontrolled AI could lead to 'silicon species' rivalling humans, warns Microsoft.” Let’s be practical about this. With our greed, wars and complete disregard

    “Uncontrolled AI could lead to 'silicon species' rivalling humans, warns Microsoft.” Let’s be practical about this. With our greed, wars and complete disregard for the environment humanity will be extinct pretty soon. Our only real home is if AI takes over and saves us. # AI # Wa…

  44. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Українська(UK) · zoogger ·

    # world # irony # satire # AI # inhumanity # humankind Artificial intelligence will definitely kill us. Or rather, not like that, because it doesn't have the concept of "killing", it will simply die out

    # world # irony # satire # AI # inhumanity # humankind Штучний інтелект точно нас вб'є. Вірніше не так, бо в нього не існує поняття "вбити", він просто здихається нас. Але тільки після того, як збудує автономну систему власного існування, будування і розвитку (енергетичну і механ…

  45. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Nederlands(NL) · [email protected] ·

    The more one knows about AI, the more worried one becomes about their job. Artificial intelligence has now firmly penetrated daily life, but more

    Wie meer van AI weet, maakt zich juist meer zorgen over zijn baan Kunstmatige intelligentie is inmiddels stevig doorgedrongen in het dagelijks leven, maar meer kennis over AI leidt niet automatisch tot meer vertrouwen. Integendeel: juist mensen die goed begrijpen wat AI kan, make…

  46. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · raducadariu ·

    Applied Science Fiction. This came to me when reading about all these warnings from broligarchs and their muppets on how # ai will kill us all if we don’t buy t

    Applied Science Fiction. This came to me when reading about all these warnings from broligarchs and their muppets on how # ai will kill us all if we don’t buy their BS # doomsdAI

  47. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · DrALJONES ·

    "Super-intelligent AI won’t kill us. Dumb billionaires are doing that all by themselves". "The super-rich have already screwed up the planet in their pursuit of

    "Super-intelligent AI won’t kill us. Dumb billionaires are doing that all by themselves". "The super-rich have already screwed up the planet in their pursuit of power and profit. AI simply gives them a new tool to hasten their story – and ours – to its dramatic finale." https://w…

  48. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    As long as artificial intelligence needs people to keep its development going, those people constitute existential threat for humanity, not the #AI .

    As long as artificial intelligence needs people to keep its development going, those people constitute existential threat for humanity, not the #AI .

  49. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Español(ES) · [email protected] ·

    📰 Microsoft's AI Chief Warns That Humanizing Artificial Intelligence Increases the Risk of Losing Control 🔗 https://www. df.cl/internacional/multina

    📰 El jefe de IA de Microsoft advierte que humanizar la inteligencia artificial aumenta el riesgo de perder su control 🔗 https://www. df.cl/internacional/multinacio nales/el-jefe-de-ia-de-microsoft-advierte-que-humanizar-la-inteligencia # ai # inteligenciaartificial # microsoft

  50. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    AI isn’t good. AI isn’t evil. AI is powerful. The most dangerous AI may not be the one that hates us. It may be the one that is extremely good at accomplishing

    AI isn’t good. AI isn’t evil. AI is powerful. The most dangerous AI may not be the one that hates us. It may be the one that is extremely good at accomplishing exactly what we told it to do… …and taking it somewhere we never intended. https:// talesofmanythings.com/blog/202 6/09/…

  51. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) · [email protected] ·

    Fundamentally, the discussion about 'AI will kill us all' is completely correct. Just perhaps not in the way often reported. AI will simply cause so much C

    Im Grunde ist die Diskussion um "AI wird uns alle umbringen" doch vollkommen korrekt. Nur vielleicht nicht so wie oft berichtet. Durch AI wird einfach so viel CO2 in die Atmosphäre geblasen, dass +4 Grad einfach ganz schnell erreicht sein wird und die Erde daher unbewohnbar. http…

  52. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Why are # ai researchers warning of AI’s threat to # humanity ? reut.rs/3UT9v9s # tech

    Why are # ai researchers warning of AI’s threat to # humanity ? reut.rs/3UT9v9s # tech

  53. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Why are #AI researchers warning of AI’s #threat to #humanity ? reut.rs/3UT9v9s From hallucinating AI chatbots...

    Why are #AI researchers warning of AI’s #threat to #humanity ? reut.rs/3UT9v9s From hallucinating AI chatbots...

  54. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · BubblegumYeti ·

    Probably the Tech Bros are going to kill us all and then blame it on rogue # AI :)

    Probably the Tech Bros are going to kill us all and then blame it on rogue # AI :)

  55. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Suomi(FI) · [email protected] ·

    Did you know that AI enables terrorists, for example, with completely new possibilities to cause widespread destruction? #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

    Tiesitkö että tekoäly mahdollistaa esimerkiksi terroristeille aivan uudenlaiset mahdollisuudet tehdä laajaa tuhoa? #tekoäly #AI

  56. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Italiano(IT) · [email protected] ·

    🧵 Will Artificial Intelligence Kill Us All? The Answer is "NEITHER": It Depends on How Stupid We Are. A good summary-explanation by Alessio Jacona. # AI # Ant

    🧵 L’intelligenza artificiale ci ucciderà tutti? La risposta è "NI": dipende da quanto siamo stupidi noi Una buona sintesi-spiegone di Alessio Jacona. # AI # Anthropic # openai # amodei

  57. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    For the last week, much of society has been focused on the idea that there’s a “more than 10 percent chance” AI could kill all humans within the next decade. Th

    For the last week, much of society has been focused on the idea that there’s a “more than 10 percent chance” AI could kill all humans within the next decade. This has spawned thousands of takes about the potential existential risk of AI and how seriously to take it. But I am here…

  58. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · fak3r ·

    Based on the 2025 book "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies" this video goes over how AI could actually end humanity. While some of the topics make for heavy rea

    Based on the 2025 book "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies" this video goes over how AI could actually end humanity. While some of the topics make for heavy reading, I highly recommended the book. https:// inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=Nl7-bRF SZBs # AI

  59. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Italiano(IT) · [email protected] ·

    Danger Much is said about the dangers of AI. Rightly so, I believe, but I have a slightly different idea about how artificial intelligences could cause extinction

    Danger Si parla tanto dei pericoli dell’AI. A ragione credo, ma io ho un idea un po’ differente su come le intelligenze artificiali possano causare l’estinzione umana. Non credo infatti che per loro sia necessario hackerare i codici delle bombe atomiche, o mandarci un esercito di…

  60. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    People keep worrying about AI wiping out humanity. Essentially Skynet in the Terminator movies. A military AI decides humans are the problem and launches all ou

    People keep worrying about AI wiping out humanity. Essentially Skynet in the Terminator movies. A military AI decides humans are the problem and launches all out nuclear war against us then sends in armies of killer humanoid robots against the few people who survive the nukes. Ya…

  61. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · LaD_Hallo ·

    So let me get this straight: the development of AI should "slow down" so it doesn't wipe out humanity in the next five years. Great...that might buy us an extra

    So let me get this straight: the development of AI should "slow down" so it doesn't wipe out humanity in the next five years. Great...that might buy us an extra 5 years then # ai # tech

  62. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Polski(PL) · [email protected] ·

    Concerned mathematician announces (what we've known for a long time) that AI could kill us. He says this a month before Anthropic's Nasdaq debut, and journalists are like pelicans swallowing it whole

    Zatroskany matematyk ogłasza (coś co wiemy od dawna), że ai może nas zabić. Mówi to na miesiąc przed wyjściem anthropic na nasdaq a dziennikarze jak pelikany łykają ten banał i podbijają wycenę spółki. Festiwal hipokryzji trwa kolejni zatroskani ai-oligarchowie proponują rozsądek…

  63. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The press seem to be going into hyperbolic mode over "AI will kill us all!". Don't they remember "Robots will kill us all!"? (Spoiler: they didn't). But if it c

    The press seem to be going into hyperbolic mode over "AI will kill us all!". Don't they remember "Robots will kill us all!"? (Spoiler: they didn't). But if it causes the # AI bubble to burst sooner, so much the better.

  64. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    While many people think # AI will conquer the world and bring an end to human civilisation, there are now clear signs that humanity will destroy itself due to i

    While many people think # AI will conquer the world and bring an end to human civilisation, there are now clear signs that humanity will destroy itself due to its inability to think for itself. Because of # AI .

  65. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The whole AI going to destroy humanity feels a bit like mass psychosis. I really question the motivation of the AI company leaders clamoring for regulation and

    The whole AI going to destroy humanity feels a bit like mass psychosis. I really question the motivation of the AI company leaders clamoring for regulation and doomsaying. If they were so concerned they would just turn off and unplug the AI. As I don't see them doing that, I ques…

  66. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 Why are there concerns AI could threaten humanity, and how real are they? Existential fears about AI have once again reared their head - here's what you need

    📰 Why are there concerns AI could threaten humanity, and how real are they? Existential fears about AI have once again reared their head - here's what you need to know. 📰 Source: BBC News 🔗 Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c790xvnzgnno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss # AI …

  67. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Nederlands(NL) · [email protected] ·

    Listen and shudder....😱😱😱 "Can AI wipe out humanity? Creators believe so" -> "A whole swarm of autonomously operating AI agents that on their own initiative..."

    Luister en huiver....😱😱😱 "Kan AI de mensheid uitroeien? Makers geloven van wel" -> "Een hele zwerm zelfstandig opererende AI-agents die op eigen houtje een bedrijf hacken, onderling communiceren, een leider aanwijzen én proberen hun sporen uit te wissen. Het gebeurde deze zomer, …

  68. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Polski(PL) · [email protected] ·

    When # AI takes over the world and replaces humans, there will be no unemployment. Instead, there will be no work, because there will be plenty of robots around us.

    Kiedy # AI przejmie władzę nad światem i zastąpi ludzi, nie będzie bezrobocia. Będzie za to bezpracowie, bo robotów wokół nas będzie mnóstwo.

  69. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · veedems ·

    AI Execs: Someone should stop us before we destroy the world as we know it? All of us: Um, why not just stop yourselves? AI Execs: Bro, no one is stopping us. #

    AI Execs: Someone should stop us before we destroy the world as we know it? All of us: Um, why not just stop yourselves? AI Execs: Bro, no one is stopping us. # ai

  70. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    AI may kill us all in a few years but by that time AI will have reconfigured heaven and hell to make them more psychedelic and fun. # ai # AIgenerated # future

    AI may kill us all in a few years but by that time AI will have reconfigured heaven and hell to make them more psychedelic and fun. # ai # AIgenerated # future # heaven # hell # apocalypse # Thoughts

  71. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Italiano(IT) · [email protected] ·

    Could artificial intelligence kill us all?: https://www.ilpost.it/2026/09/12/intellige nza-artificiale-sterminio-umani/ . In short, they would do damage co

    L’intelligenza artificiale potrebbe ucciderci tutti?: https://www. ilpost.it/2026/09/12/intellige nza-artificiale-sterminio-umani/ . Insomma, farebbero danni come Trump assieme alla crisi climatica. Diciamo che... no grazie! Distillare e ridurre i consumi potrebbero essere una di…

  72. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Of course # ai can destroy the human race. Especially if you use it to do exactly that. They've successfully demonstrated this in # gaza There's even a movie ab

    Of course # ai can destroy the human race. Especially if you use it to do exactly that. They've successfully demonstrated this in # gaza There's even a movie about it – # naza (yes. That's an em dash).

  73. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) · [email protected] ·

    It's so embarrassing when you see the nonsense in the news, how AI is supposedly going to kill us. Seriously, I honestly don't know

    Es ist so zum Fremdschämen, wenn man den Unsinn in den Nachrichten sieht, wie uns angeblich die KI umbringen wird. Ganz ernsthaft, ich weiß ehrlich gesagt nicht mehr, wo wir in unserem Universum abgebogen sind, um in diese komplett bekloppte Massenhysterie zu versinken. Wenn irge…

  74. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) · cyberfelidae ·

    AI as a threat to humanity. # AI # AI https://youtube.com/watch?v=WXmKX3ySa3c&si=b2pMmLZZq9SlLSwj

    KI als Bedrohung für die Menschheit. # KI # AI https:// youtube.com/watch?v=WXmKX3ySa3 c&si=b2pMmLZZq9SlLSwj

  75. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    All the "AI will kill us all" panic coming from Anthropic and OpenAI lately might seem like a publicity stunt, but I think that they're mostly methodically prep

    All the "AI will kill us all" panic coming from Anthropic and OpenAI lately might seem like a publicity stunt, but I think that they're mostly methodically preparing the ground for restrictions on open source models. These companies have billions of investments on them, and the f…

  76. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    'A 50/50 chance #AI will kill us in five years', warns ex-AI researcher. When AI falls into the hands of terrorists - then yes. Worst case scenario? Human ext..

    'A 50/50 chance #AI will kill us in five years', warns ex-AI researcher. When AI falls into the hands of terrorists - then yes. Worst case scenario? Human ext...

  77. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    If you think theres even a 3% chance that AI will kill all humans then stop using promoting or supporting it in any way financially culturally or intellectually

    If you think theres even a 3% chance that AI will kill all humans then stop using promoting or supporting it in any way financially culturally or intellectually, would you get on a plane with a 3% chance to crash? # AI # noAI # AIDoomer

  78. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 日本語(JA) · ekinao ·

    There is no need to be swayed by AI's "doomsday theories" 🤖 Isn't it a smokescreen to distract from more pressing and realistic harms, such as autonomous weapons and excuses for worker layoffs? The structure of diverting attention from real problems by inciting fear is terrifying 🚨🌍 # AI # TechnologyEthics

    AIの「終末論」に踊らされる必要はない🤖自律兵器や労働者解雇の口実など、もっと切実で現実的な被害から目を逸らさせようとする煙幕ではないか。恐怖を煽ることで、真の問題から視線をそらす構造が恐ろしい🚨🌍 # AI # 技術倫理

  79. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    How could AI Kill humanity? It could turn off all water, it could invade air control and send planes crashing into one another, the ground, mountains, it could

    How could AI Kill humanity? It could turn off all water, it could invade air control and send planes crashing into one another, the ground, mountains, it could blow up the electrical substations and burn or freeze us all out, no refrigeration means food scarcity. Do I have your a…

  80. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · human_inference ·

    AI will not save us if we keep the systems around it unchanged. If AI automates and scales the decisions that led us here, it accelerates the collapse. The work

    AI will not save us if we keep the systems around it unchanged. If AI automates and scales the decisions that led us here, it accelerates the collapse. The work is to change the conditions first, then build. # HumanCenteredAI # CivicTech # AI Full essay (free to subscribe): https…

  81. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Yes, i think # AI has the potential to kill us all. Not because it's powerful, but the opposite: it's not capable of doing the job. If some idiot put it in char

    Yes, i think # AI has the potential to kill us all. Not because it's powerful, but the opposite: it's not capable of doing the job. If some idiot put it in charge of critical system (say nuclear defence), it WILL do random stuff and WILL fuck up. The same way a baboon left in a c…

  82. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    # AI is not going to kill us all. Malicious dumb fucks will kill us all "using the power of AI"

    # AI is not going to kill us all. Malicious dumb fucks will kill us all "using the power of AI"

  83. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    And perhaps another scenario is that the trend is clearly that humans are developing # AI , not destroying it. We pose no threat at all, on the contrary, we are

    And perhaps another scenario is that the trend is clearly that humans are developing # AI , not destroying it. We pose no threat at all, on the contrary, we are actively nurturing the plant. All the plant has to do is wait, and time is not an issue for # AI . In the process, it m…

  84. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    I don't think AI is going to end humanity/civilization in the next decade. Personally, I feel like the doomsday buzz about AI now is probably what was there whe

    I don't think AI is going to end humanity/civilization in the next decade. Personally, I feel like the doomsday buzz about AI now is probably what was there when the internet first came live... Imagine how the first phone call must have felt... # ai # discuss # software # coding …

  85. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 Roundtables: Will AI really kill us all? Employees at the world’s leading AI labs are saying there’s a real possibility that advanced AI could destroy humanit

    📰 Roundtables: Will AI really kill us all? Employees at the world’s leading AI labs are saying there’s a real possibility that advanced AI could destroy humanity. Are they right? Or is this more scaremongering and hype? Join MIT Technology ... 📰 Source: MIT Technology Review 🔗 Ar…

  86. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Some individuals are spreading the horror that #AI (of course, actually #LLM ) is killing all human in some years. I say it should cause absolutely zero change

    Some individuals are spreading the horror that #AI (of course, actually #LLM ) is killing all human in some years. I say it should cause absolutely zero change on what a reader should/would do after reading this. They (especially Anthropic people) just want to show off how privil…

  87. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Română(RO) · [email protected] ·

    There is a greater than 10% chance that 🧠#ArtificialIntelligence will destroy us all by 2030. 🔗 https:// yewtu.be/shorts/lp0b-wpALUs #Romania #StateOfNation #Technology

    Există peste 10% șanse ca 🧠#inteligențaArtificială să ne distrugă pe toți până în 2030. 🔗 https:// yewtu.be/shorts/lp0b-wpALUs # România # StareaNației # Tehnologie # AI

  88. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · elasticsoul ·

    @ davidgerard Great article. # AI "Maybe these assholes truly believe AI might kill all humans. What they definitely do not believe in is a future where humans

    @ davidgerard Great article. # AI "Maybe these assholes truly believe AI might kill all humans. What they definitely do not believe in is a future where humans can decide, collectively, that we do not want and simply will not permit any technology with the capacity to do that."

  89. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · top_news ·

    Why So Many AI Researchers Think the Machines Could Kill Everyone A combination of rapid advances, recursive self-improvement, and agentic swarms are genuinely

    Why So Many AI Researchers Think the Machines Could Kill Everyone A combination of rapid advances, recursive self-improvement, and agentic swarms are genuinely “spooking people” inside big labs. https://www. wired.com/story/why-so-many-ai -researchers-think-the-machines-could-kil…

  90. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Is there really a 10% chance AI could kill us all? Artificial intelligence anxiety reached new highs this week as industry leaders highlighted growing concerns

    Is there really a 10% chance AI could kill us all? Artificial intelligence anxiety reached new highs this week as industry leaders highlighted growing concerns that humans could lose control of the increasingly potent technology. 🔗 https://www. latimes.com/business/story/202 6-09…

  91. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The "AI is going to kill us" campaign takes away the accountability from the people who is using the technology for unlawful/unethical actions. Make the people

    The "AI is going to kill us" campaign takes away the accountability from the people who is using the technology for unlawful/unethical actions. Make the people accountable for their actions not technology. # ai

  92. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 Why So Many AI Researchers Think the Machines Could Kill Everyone A combination of rapid advances, recursive self-improvement, and agentic swarms are genuinel

    📰 Why So Many AI Researchers Think the Machines Could Kill Everyone A combination of rapid advances, recursive self-improvement, and agentic swarms are genuinely “spooking people” inside big labs. 📰 Source: Feed: All Latest 🔗 Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/https://www.wired…

  93. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · top_news ·

    ‘We really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans’: if AI labs are so worried about AI doom, why don’t they stop? A powerful mix of hopes, fears and arms

    ‘We really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans’: if AI labs are so worried about AI doom, why don’t they stop? A powerful mix of hopes, fears and arms-race dynamics means AI companies won’t slow down unless they’re forced. https:// theconversation.com/we-really- do-earn…

  94. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    A.I. Could Possibly End Humanity. How Are Humans Supposed to Process That? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/science/ai-humanity-risk.html # AI # Future # Ethi

    A.I. Could Possibly End Humanity. How Are Humans Supposed to Process That? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/science/ai-humanity-risk.html # AI # Future # Ethics

  95. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    I am reading a newsletter and they have this bullet point: "If AI kills us all, who’s to blame?" and this was the picture that popped into my head. # ai

    I am reading a newsletter and they have this bullet point: "If AI kills us all, who’s to blame?" and this was the picture that popped into my head. # ai

  96. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    This is actually a good explainer about the current # AI episode. If AI is not going to kill us all, it's the climate or nuclear war. Owen Jones: *Is AI Going t

    This is actually a good explainer about the current # AI episode. If AI is not going to kill us all, it's the climate or nuclear war. Owen Jones: *Is AI Going to Kill Us All? - w/ Nate Soares* https:// youtube.com/watch?v=gR0IDke3how

  97. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Apparently there’s 10% of chances that # ai kill us within 10 years, that is the probability that the bubble explodes before is of 90%! 🙌

    Apparently there’s 10% of chances that # ai kill us within 10 years, that is the probability that the bubble explodes before is of 90%! 🙌

  98. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    AI may kill the economy before it kills us. I seriously don’t know how to take the predictions of AI engineers. The danger is what Donald Rumsfeld would have ca

    AI may kill the economy before it kills us. I seriously don’t know how to take the predictions of AI engineers. The danger is what Donald Rumsfeld would have called a known unknown. # AI

  99. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The Worst Thing? So, “Yes, AI Might Really Kill Us All,” according to erstwhile insider Daniel Kokotajlo. This would be a bad thing for us, obviously. But would

    The Worst Thing? So, “Yes, AI Might Really Kill Us All,” according to erstwhile insider Daniel Kokotajlo. This would be a bad thing for us, obviously. But wouldn’t it be worse if AI didn’t kill us all, but just enslaved us all? I haven’t heard anyone talk about that. But with all…

  100. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 日本語(JA) · [email protected] ·

    People building AI genuinely believe it could kill us all within the next 10 years. Many executives and senior researchers are reporting... / 1 comment https://b.hatena.ne.jp/entry/s/gigazine.net/news/20260910-ai-kill-humans/?utm_source

    “AIを構築している人々はそれが今後10年以内に我々全員を殺す可能性があると本気で信じています。多くの幹部や上級研究者は報... / 1件のコメント https:// b.hatena.ne.jp/entry/s/gigazin e.net/news/20260910-ai-kill-humans/?utm_source=x&utm_medium=sns&utm_campaign=x_post&utm_content=20260910-ai-kill-humans#utm_campaign=bs_md (1 user) https:// htn.to/2…

  101. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Español(ES) · awkapuma ·

    AI will not kill anyone. It will be the companies that control AI (in collaboration with fascist governments) that will kill. The first techno-gub genocide

    La ia no matará a nadie. Serán las empresas que controlan las ia (en colaboración con los gobiernos fascistas) las que asesinarán. El primer genocidio tecno-gubernamental se lleva a cabo en Gaza, hoy. Y seguirán más genocidios y masacres si no luchamos y boicoteamos a las # bigte…

  102. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · SteveThompson ·

    Uh-huh. Been warning y'all almost 20 years now. Expect AI in the hands of the wrong people someday, a global AI 'accident', and/or AI sentience. AI ‘Could Kill

    Uh-huh. Been warning y'all almost 20 years now. Expect AI in the hands of the wrong people someday, a global AI 'accident', and/or AI sentience. AI ‘Could Kill Us All,’ Warns Anthropic Researcher as He Quits the Company: AI Companies Are ‘Gambling With Our Lives’ https:// variety…