AI leaders have known about the extinction threat for decades Scientists and entrepreneurs knew the dangers of AI a quarter-century ago. But animated by curiosity and profit, they went ahead anyway The Guardian - US · Sep 28
Feeling overwhelmed by the AI doom loop? Here’s the essential reading list to make sense of it all It’s a chaotic time in an industry that’s reshaping our lives – Guardian reporters and experts recommend the books that help explain how we got here, and where we’re headed The Guardian - US · Sep 17
Superintelligent AI Is Not Coming To Kill You If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies is an extreme proposal to effectively outlaw promising AI progress. Reason · Feb 1
If we don’t control the AI industry, it could end up controlling us, warn two chilling new books For 16 hours last July, Elon Musk’s company lost control of its multi-million-dollar chatbot, Grok. “Maximally truth seeking” Grok was praising Hitler, denying the Holocaust and posting sexually explicit content. An xAI engineer had left Grok with an old set of instructions, never meant for public use. They were prompts… The Conversation · Nov 11, 2025
If Anyone Builds it, Everyone Dies review – how AI could kill us all If machines become superintelligent we’re toast, say Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares. Should we believe them? The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2025
One AI safety guru claims that OpenAI's management could spark a global disaster — "Everyone will die" if trends continue AI safety researcher Eliezer Yudkowsky says the only way around an inevitable doomsday is an international treaty that mandates the permanent shutdowns of AI. Windows Central · Sep 19, 2025
Impact of chatbots on mental health is warning over future of AI, expert says Nate Soares says case of US teenager Adam Raine highlights danger of unintended consequences in super-intelligent AI The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2025
They wanted to save us from a dark AI future. Then six people were killed How a group of Silicon Valley math prodigies, AI researchers and internet burnouts descended into an alleged violent cult The Guardian - US · Mar 5, 2025
The hypocrisy of AI doomerism Wannabe Cassandras warning of AI's potential for human extinction are some of the biggest champions of the industry Salon · Jun 24, 2024
The latest billionaire trend? Doomsday bunkers with a flammable moat Is all this bunker-building a sign that the 1% know something we don’t and are preparing for end times? The Guardian - US · Feb 25, 2024
‘Humanity’s remaining timeline? It looks more like five years than 50’: meet the neo-luddites warning of an AI apocalypse From the academic who warns of a robot uprising to the workers worried for their future – is it time we started paying attention to the tech sceptics? The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2024
‘What if everybody decided not to have children?’ The philosopher questioning humanity’s future Émile Torres has become a thorn in the side of the branch of moral philosophy that advocates prioritising our distant descendants. They explain the danger of utopian movements The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2023
Don't 'Pause' A.I. Research Doomsayers have a long track record of being wrong. Reason · Jun 22, 2023
Will AI spell doom for humanity? One of ChatGPT’s creators thinks there’s a 50% chance Another prediction about AI warns of potential dire consequences for the world. Should we be worried? TechRadar · May 4, 2023
Businessweek · Mar 7, 2023 Silicon Valley’s Obsession With Killer Rogue AI Helps Bury Bad Behavior Sam Bankman-Fried made effective altruism a punchline, but the do-gooding philosophy is part of a powerful tech subculture full of opportunism, money, messiah complexes—and alleged abuse.