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Existential risk

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Heard in 1 episode across 1 show since Sep 2026

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First heard

Sep 2026

Expert statements

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3 negative

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What experts have said about Existential risk

4 statements · 3 negative · 1 mixed

  1. Thomas WolfNegativeSep 18, 2026· This Week in Startups

    Thomas Wolf assigns a very high probability to AI doom.

    “my PDU is very high”

    Listen at 24:22

    Open the episode · Hugging Face Co-Founder on Open-Source, Microduck, and NVIDIA | E2339
  2. Recent AI developments may delay severe consequences by approximately ten years.

    “Locally, what happened last week may buy us 10 years extra.”

    Listen at 2:01:37

    Open the episode · AI Debate Ed Zitron, Andrew McAfee, Nate Soares, Roman Yampolskiy
  3. The speaker’s near-zero estimate of existential AI risk remains unchanged.

    “My prior has not shifted during this meeting.”

    Listen at 2:18:51

    Open the episode · AI Debate Ed Zitron, Andrew McAfee, Nate Soares, Roman Yampolskiy

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Episodes

1 episode featuring Existential risk, newest first

Existential risk · PodLume