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Will AI really kill us all? The science behind the hype

By Alexis Dufresne Published September 23, 2026 at 12:12 UTC

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Will AI really kill us all? The science behind the hype

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Scott McGrath @smcgrath.phd: "AI will kill us all" gives rise to low probability thought experiments of paperclip factories and AI basilisks. Disinformation, unvetted b… →
Moa Johansson @moajohansson.bsky.social: Making such predictions usually “involves so many untestable claims that you just end up with a conversation that is really more like faith … →

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