A forecast that could end humanity by 2100 belongs in the list of crazy speculation. However, the latest one is from a group ...

On a 2024 podcast, Roman Yampolskiy predicted a 99.9% chance AI would eliminate humanity over the following century. Some researchers dispute his forecast.

"But at present, their main concern is not our well-being. Their main concern is to achieve whatever goal you give them." ...

Activists spent years cultivating allies on Capitol Hill. Now lawmakers in both major parties are discussing human extinction.

Warnings against artificial intelligence going rogue and leading to a disastrous outcome for humanity have grown louder throughout 2026. Alarm bells are even being rung by those helming the technology ...

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Researchers inside one of the world's leading AI labs are speaking out about fears that go far beyond job losses or economic disruption, and the stakes they describe make every other AI concern seem ...

The Doomsday Clock is now 85 seconds to midnight. According to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ Science and Security Board (SASB), this is the closest the clock has ever been to midnight. While ...

OpenAI boss Sam Altman on Monday doubled down on his warnings about the safety risks of AI — even as the Chinese government called such alarm bells from US companies “fear mongering” it likened to ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. The latest warnings about AI seem intended to boggle minds and shock everyone into ...