First They Built a Secular Apocalypse Belief System. Now They Want Religious Authority.
Over the weekend, a clip about “Anthropic thinks it’s building God” started making the rounds.
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The Weak Foundations of AI Doomsday
A new study, “AI going rogue?
What 10 Studies Reveal About AI Panic in the Media
This article has two parts: First, a literature review of 10 studies on AI media coverage.
The Firebomber
On December 3, 2025, Daniel Alejandro Moreno-Gama wrote in PauseAI’s Discord: “We are close to midnight, it’s time to actually act.” On April 10, 2026, he acted.
The AI Doc’s Falsehoods and False Balance
Repost from Techdirt.
Study: The Public Isn’t Concerned or Mobilized by AI Doomsday Warnings
The failure of existential-risk messaging helps explain the AI doomers’ pivot toward job loss, warfare, and environmental harms
AI and Human Resilience
Imagining the Digital Future
Radicalized Anti-AI Activist Should Be A Wake-Up Call For Doomer Rhetoric
Repost from Techdirt.
AI Blackmail: Fact-Checking a Misleading Narrative
CBS should issue a correction to its “60 Minutes” show on Anthropic.
Why The “Doom Bible” Left Many Reviewers Unconvinced
In the past few weeks, media outlets have been flooded with book reviews of “If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies.