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What Tech Oligarchs Gain From AI Doomerism
The AI apocalypse is here, but it’s not what you think. Last week, former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon warned online that “the people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.” The fallout sent shockwaves across the country — but how legitimate is Coxon’s warning? Should we fear AI agents going rogue and threatening humanity, or are these safety concerns a cover for something even more ominous on the horizon?
Today on Lever Time, David Sirota sits down with two of the most astute observers of this situation: tech critic Ed Zitron and Matt Stoller of the American Economic Liberties Project, to discuss why something feels off about this latest wave of AI panic.
Editor’s note: An uncut video of this interview was published earlier this week, exclusively to our paid subscribers. Click here to watch that video.
Editor’s note: An uncut video of this interview was published earlier this week, exclusively to our paid subscribers. Click here to watch that video.
Check out Zitron’s newsletter, Where’s Your Ed At, and his podcast, Better Offline.
Read Stoller’s essay about the recent AI panic and check out his newsletter, BIG.
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