Roundtables: Could AI Really Kill Us All?
Watch a subscriber-only conversation unpacking AI extinction fears.
By MIT Technology Review
September 15, 2026
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Employees at the world's leading AI labs are saying there's a real possibility that advanced AI could destroy humanity. Are they right? Or is this more scaremongering and hype? Watch a conversation unpacking AI extinction fears: where they come from, whether they hold any water, and, if so, what we should do.
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Recorded on September 15, 2026
Speakers:
Niall Firth, Executive Editor
Will Douglas Heaven, Senior AI Editor
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Available only for MIT Alumni and subscribers.