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Could AI really kill us all? MIT Technology Review's editors answer reader questions

MIT Technology Review · 2026-09-18
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After a live subscriber event ran out of time, MIT Technology Review's senior AI editor Will Douglas Heaven and AI reporter Grace Huckins answered reader questions on whether AI poses an existential risk. AI-powered drones have already killed people in Ukraine, and AI-driven cyberattacks on hospitals are likely to claim victims, but the scenario of AI wiping out all humanity is considered less likely — though past doomer predictions on AI capabilities have proven more accurate than expected.

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Source: MIT Technology Review · via ahirlevel.hu