SCOUT· 43%33m·2026-09-10·MoneyAnthropic Whistleblower Says AI Could “Kill Us All”
Ed Elson is joined by Alex Kantrowitz to break down whether mass extinction concerns raised by an Anthropic researcher should be taken seriously. Then, Patrick McGee joins to give his take on the new foldable iPhone. Ara Kharazian also joins to unpack new data tracking how much American businesses are actually…
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“"offing us would be a terrible decision on their part" This is maddening. AI doesn't "make decisions" and AI isn't a "they"! These are fancy autocomplete programmes. The media desperately needs to get a grip on the language they use to disc…”
“Did he just said we should reason for our lifes with LLMs? The amount of stupidity in the world amazes me.”
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