AI Experts Are Warning About Human Extinction. Here’s What They’re Missing
from What Could Go Right? Hosted by The Progress Network with Zachary Karabell and Emma Varvaloucas
After a former Anthropic researcher quit and gave a doomsday warning about artificial intelligence, a debate on a human extinction event is raging in the media. Could AI get too smart too fast? Are we really in danger of AI going rogue and killing off humanity, or is it all an overblown distraction? That’s our main story, and we’re also talking about a brand new way to stop sand erosion that's being tested in the Maldives. Could this save beaches all over the world? Last but not least, in This Week in History, we explain why you should thank the Beatles the next time you get a CT scan. For transcripts, to join the newsletter, and for more information, visit: theprogressnetwork.org Subscribe to our (FREE) Substack newsletter: https://theprogressnetwork.org/newsletter/ Watch the podcast on YouTube: / theprogressnetwork Follow us on X, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok: @progressntwrk Follow Emma on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heyemmavarv/
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