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The Vergecast · September 16, 2026 · 31m

Your AI apocalypse questions, answered

Hayden Field

An Anthropic researcher resigned and warned publicly that AI could kill all humans by the end of the decade. This episode explores whether AI builders genuinely believe that, how such a catastrophe might occur, and why they continue their work despite the risks. The Verge's senior AI reporter Hayden Field joins to answer listener questions about the latest AI safety alarm.

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Highlights

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Anthropic researcher resigns with AI doom warning
An Anthropic researcher left the company and posted on X that people building AI earnestly believe it could kill all humans by the end of the decade.
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Do AI builders really think AI could be an existential threat?
The episode examined whether the most advanced AI researchers genuinely believe that developing artificial general intelligence could lead to human extinction.
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Why do researchers continue despite the risk?
The show asked why engineers and scientists would keep building systems they themselves warn could be catastrophic.
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