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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“I don’t think it should be left to any one company.”

Google SVP James Manyika says a “collective effort” is needed to ensure AI safety.
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Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down OpenAI’s talks with multiple investors to raise at least $30 billion at a valuation of about $1.4 trillion. Plus, DeepSeek is also close to securing at least $12 billion in funding ahead of its own IPO next year, and JPMorganChase CEO Jamie Dimon weighs in on data centers and AI risks from London’s Tech Stars event.

Chapters:
00:00:00 – Bloomberg Tech Begins
00:01:01 – Bloomberg’s Mike Shepard on OpenAI Looking to UAE Funds to Anchor $30B Raise
00:05:53 – Bloomberg’s Peter Elstrom Discusses DeepSeek Blowing Past Its Initial Funding Target
00:09:44 – Bloomberg’s Brody Ford Reports on Google and Constellation Striking Nuclear Deal
00:13:16 – Paul Allen Reports on OpenAI Apologizing for Hack Against Australian Government
00:15:43 – Emily Bender, University of Washington Computational Linguistics Lab Director
00:22:58 – Talking Tech with Carmen Reinicke
00:24:11 – Emma Norchet, T. Rowe Price Partner
00:33:10 – Olivia Moore, Andreesen Horowitz Partner
00:40:36 – Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase CEO
00:42:59 – Paramount Completes Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery
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