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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Why AI industry leaders are warning of human extinction

    Prominent artificial intelligence leaders are warning that the technology could put humans at risk of extinction, on par with nuclear war and pandemics.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 30, 2023 • 1 min read

    Prominent artificial intelligence leaders are warning that the technology could put humans at risk of extinction, on par with nuclear war and pandemics.

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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    ‘Succession’ writer on finale, Rufus Wainwright on folk music tradition
    1. 0:00Big voting rights, redistricting cases still on SCOTUS docket
    2. 10:19Why AI industry leaders are warning of human extinctionYou’re reading this
    3. 18:15‘Succession’ writer Georgia Pritchett on who was ‘perfect’ for the job
    4. 34:49Rufus Wainwright wants to continue folk tradition with ‘Folkocracy”
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