Deep Questions with Cal Newport · October 8, 2026 · 1h 17m

A Stark Warning From a Former AI Doomer

Cal Newport interviews former AI doomer Emile Torres, who delivers a stark warning about the trajectory and risks of artificial intelligence. The conversation explores Torres's departure from the AI doomer community, the nature of the existential threats posed by advanced AI, and why Torres now views the movement they once belonged to as dangerously misguided. Cal then recaps and reflects on the interview.

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Torres's Departure from the AI Doomer Movement00:02:01

Emile Torres explains why they left the AI doomer community they were once deeply embedded in.

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The Dangerous Worldview of AI Doomerism00:02:01

Torres warns that the fundamental worldview underpinning AI doomerism is itself dangerous.

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