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Special Report: Will AI Wipe Out Humanity? (And Who Profits)

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Special Report: Will AI Wipe Out Humanity? (And Who Profits)

Big Technology Podcast

2 DAYS AGO
Big Technology Podcast

Big Technology Podcast

2 DAYS AGO
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Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Anthropic Researcher Jacob Coxon quits and says AI might kill everyone 2) Why did his tweet go so viral 3) Did Elon Musk contribute to the X virality? 4) Point ...

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Alex Kantrowitz and Ranjan Roy examine the viral AI extinction debate, separating sincere safety concerns from speculation, incentives, and political fallout.
03:00
A duty while humanity still exists
15:01
A percentage is not automatically mathematics
22:49
Only we can save you
35:44
AI risk warnings are not new
43:46
The real risks are already concrete
53:22
AI risks are becoming immediate problems
58:01
Much of the extinction scenario is science fiction
1:02:37
The backlash may be coming

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From a viral resignation to the incentives behind the story
00:00
P-doom numbers, status incentives, and AI marketing
16:03
When safety warnings become a business and political liability
25:29
Replacing extinction abstractions with concrete risks
35:28
Capability growth, uncertain extinction claims, and backlash
51:51

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Alex Kantrowitz: Is AI going to kill us all? We'll cover it extensively with the appropriate context and nuance on a Big Technology Podcast Friday edition coming up right after this. When you need to build up your team to handle the growing chaos at work, ...