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EPISODE · Sep 13, 2026 · 41 MIN

AI's Horrifying Week

from The Weekend · host Jackie Alemany, Jonathan Capehart, Eugene Daniels, Skye Perryman, Miles Taylor, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, Alexandra Petri

September 13, 2026, 8 AM; In a 3,800-page essay released Saturday, Dario Amodei the chief executive at the AI research company Anthropic warned. "We really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans! I personally think it is greater than 10% within the next decade." Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI, and Elon Musk even took to social media, agreeing that the pace of AI growth needs to slow down. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam joins The Weekend to discuss the recent warnings from tech leaders about AI.For more, follow us on social media:Bluesky: @theweekendmsnow.bsky.socialInstagram: @theweekendmsnowTikTok: @theweekendmsnow To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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AI researchers are sounding the alarm about the dangers of its industry moving at breakneck speed.

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