Andrew McAfee
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Andrew Paul McAfee is a principal research scientist at MIT and cofounder and codirector of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He is known for studying how digital technologies are changing business and society and for coauthoring books including The Second Machine Age and The Machine Trilogy with Erik Brynjolfsson.
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| Aug 13 | 0.10‰ | 3 |
| Aug 31 | 0.03‰ | 1 |
| Sep 29 | 0.03‰ | 1 |
| Oct 2 | 0.08‰ | 2 |
| Oct 5 | 0.11‰ | 1 |
What Andrew McAfee has said on podcasts
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AI-caused human extinction is a rounding-error probability.
“I put a, I put a tilde in front of my zero because never say never, but rounding error, 0%.”
Open the episode · AI Debate Ed Zitron, Andrew McAfee, Nate Soares, Roman YampolskiyListen at 6:17
AI will follow prior technologies toward net benefits despite risks.
“I expect AI will be the next chapter in that story.”
Open the episode · The Great AI Debate: Is Artificial Intelligence an Extinction Threat? Debating the True Risks of Advanced ModelsListen at 7:31
AI will follow prior technologies toward net human improvement despite risks.
“I expect AI will be the next chapter in that story.”
Open the episode · AI Debate Ed Zitron, Andrew McAfee, Nate Soares, Roman YampolskiyListen at 7:31
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8 episodes featuring Andrew McAfee, newest first
- Oct 5, 2026
Australia’s policy bets collide with markets, technology and growthThe Contrarians with Adam and AdirOct 5, 2026 - Oct 2, 2026
AI reshapes government, startups, robotics and marketsTBPNOct 2, 2026 - Sep 29, 2026
Rob Lowe turns career embarrassment into a longevity strategyA Bit of OptimismSep 29, 2026 - Sep 17, 2026
AI safety debate splits over extinction risk and present harmsThe Diary Of A CEO with Steven BartlettSep 17, 2026Guest - Sep 17, 2026
AI Debate Splits Over Extinction Risk and Human ControlThe Diary Of A CEO with Steven BartlettSep 17, 2026Guest - Aug 31, 2026
Trump’s Venezuela oil plan reframes energy as hemispheric powerLouder with CrowderAug 31, 2026
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