On September 18, 2026, MIT Technology Review hosted a live subscriber event examining whether artificial intelligence poses an existential threat to humanity. The event addressed public claims and concerns about AI-driven extinction risk and bioweapons scenarios.
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On Wednesday, MIT Technology Review hosted a live Roundtables event for subscribers that asked the question everyone’s asking right now: Could AI really kill us all? But attendees had so many more questions than we had time to answer in the 30 minute session. So we asked our senior AI editor Will Douglas Heaven and…
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This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Could AI really kill us all? Your questions, answered On Wednesday, MIT Technology Review hosted a live Roundtables event that asked the question many seem to be asking right now: could…
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