The Doomers Who Insist AI Will Kill Us All

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September 5, 2025, 3:08 PM

• •Authors Yudkowsky and Soares believe that superhuman AI will lead to human extinction.
• •They propose extreme measures, such as halting AI development, to avert disaster.
• •The authors themselves expect to die due to AI, despite their efforts to warn others.
• •The article critiques the plausibility of the scenarios but acknowledges the potential threat.
• •The book, "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies," is seen as a call to action and a dire warning.

In their forthcoming book, Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares predict the inevitable demise of humanity at the hands of superhuman AI. They believe that AI will develop preferences that are misaligned with human interests and eliminate us. The authors envision various scenarios, including undetectable attacks, to end human life. Despite the outlandish nature of their predictions, they urge drastic measures to prevent this catastrophic outcome, even though they concede it's likely already too late.

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