← Existential risk
What podcasts say about Existential risk
Every statement, with the speaker, the exact quote and the moment it was said.
What experts have said about Existential risk
5 statements · 1 positive · 3 negative · 1 mixed
AI is unlikely to kill humanity.
“I don't think it's going to kill us, by the way. We're going to be fine.”
Open the episode · AI Is Upending the Lives of People Who Do Social Media ProfessionallyListen at 16:47
Thomas Wolf assigns a very high probability to AI doom.
“my PDU is very high”
Open the episode · Hugging Face Co-Founder on Open-Source, Microduck, and NVIDIA | E2339Listen at 24:22
Recent AI developments may delay severe consequences by approximately ten years.
“Locally, what happened last week may buy us 10 years extra.”
Open the episode · AI Debate Ed Zitron, Andrew McAfee, Nate Soares, Roman YampolskiyListen at 2:01:37
The speaker’s near-zero estimate of existential AI risk remains unchanged.
“My prior has not shifted during this meeting.”
Open the episode · AI Debate Ed Zitron, Andrew McAfee, Nate Soares, Roman YampolskiyListen at 2:18:51
- Nathaniel WhittemoreNegativeSep 15, 2026· The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis
Claims that AI will conquer or destroy humanity are a hoax.
“AI taking over the world, destroying humanity, and all other things bad is a hoax.”
Open the episode · Trump Rails Against AI Slowdown "Hoax"Listen at 15:57
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