Big Tech has been sounding alarms about the risk of AI causing human extinction but there are also skeptics who dismiss the notion, like former US Federal Trade Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya, who referenced the Black Death to dismiss warnings of existential risks.
On this episode of the Odd Lots podcast recorded live at the Vermont Hollywood theater, Rachel Karten, author of the Link in Bio newsletter, and Taylor Lorenz, founder of User Mag, talk about the possibility of AI killing all humans, or maybe just some.
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@sherrimc48
October 6, 2026 at 5:42 pm
Not comforting. Killing 50% of us isn’t acceptable either. Duh.
@R4mpaige
October 6, 2026 at 6:01 pm
Yeah, COVID didn’t kill off 50% of the population, and it halted nations. Doesn’t matter if a disease doesn’t have “wants;” it has impact regardless.
@Deidra-q7g
October 6, 2026 at 7:29 pm
Certified airhead in the black mask 😂 ai might not be smarter than us but a rock is smarter than her