Gerd Leonhard - For the Human Future
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Public Thinker. Keynote Speaker. Advocate for the Human Future. Author: Technology vs. Humanity. Defender of #Androrithms. www.gerdleonhard.com Watch: 👉 www.gerd.tv #thegoodfuture #techvshuman
Should Anthropic press pause on a potential $2trn IPO? gerd.fm/4Ac2PmL YES TOTALLY. #aiemergency
https://www.economist.com/business/2026/09/14/should-anthropic-press-pause-on-a-potential-2trn-ipo?utm_content=ed-picks-image-link-1&etear=nl_today_1&utm_campaign=r.the-economist-today&utm_medium=email.internal-newsletter.np&utm_source=salesforce-marketing-cloud&utm_term=9/14/2026&utm_id=2230080
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I joined a CNN India panel online. discussing the #aiemergency and all the recent debates on the future of AI and the existential risks we are facing: LIVE NOW: youtube.com/live/rfDx1HM... thanks to @CNNnews18for inviting me
CNN-News18 LIVE TV | Disha Salian Death Case: CBI Registers FIR, Begins Probe | #thehardfacts
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Gradual Disempowerment: will AI end Humanity...gradually? VIDEO: gerd.fm/4gSGnI0 read: gerd.fm/4h44Ngy Ron Bodkin's thingy gerd.fm/4r9RMXj
Gradual Disempowerment AI ends Humanity?
this displacement could result in absolute disempowerment, where humans become marginalized or even extinct as societal forces optimize for objectives beyond ....
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Paulson and Rubin: We managed financial crises. AI is a risk of a different kind. "We worry that perverse financial incentives are making it difficult to protect humanity from the dangers of AI" That has got to be the Understatement of the Day:) #aiemergency wapo.st/4raBgpP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/09/03/ai-safety-security-risks-demand-new-government-body/
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New correspondent Ross Douthat says "no story looms larger than the latest developments in artificial intelligence." The technology and its impacts will be a major focus of 60 Minutes reporting.
AI may “kill all humans,” industry leaders say. So why won’t they stop building it? open.substack.com/pub/bloodint...
AI may “kill all humans,” industry leaders say. So why won’t they stop building it?
Listen now (64 mins) | A conversation with Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor about “end times fascism” in the tech industry.
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AI's most powerful CEOs hit the brakes www.axios.com/2026/09/13/a... SO::: if these guys really mean it, and IF it's not just a bizarre form of marketing, this is what needs to happen: 1) All AI IPOs must be postponed or even called off until these existential issues are addressed, COLLECTIVELY
AI's most powerful CEOs hit the brakes
Saturday may go down as the day AI changed.
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AI Engineers Are Having Their Oppenheimer “Destroyer of Worlds” Moment - Nautilus gerd.fm/4cJ1GZZ
AI Engineers Are Having Their Oppenheimer “Destroyer of Worlds” Moment - Nautilus
A cascade of regret and apocalyptic short-term forecasts hit social media this week
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“all AI labs, including bitter-rival OpenAI, agree to slow their work, it could well benefit all of humanity—if Amodei’s warnings are to be believed. That slowdown likely gives Anthropic, already… Anthropic’s Moral Conflict Is Playing Out in Real Time www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth... via Instapaper
Anthropic’s Moral Conflict Is Playing Out in Real Time
Dario Amodei created the artificial intelligence lab to be protected from the very threat it is facing.
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Obama Urges Democrats to Move A.I. Oversight to the Center of Their Agenda www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/u...
Obama Urges Democrats to Move A.I. Oversight to the Center of Their Agenda
During a private fund-raiser, the former president warned that the technology could be “dangerous” if not managed urgently and with a clear plan.
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How well did Gerd Leonhard do with his observations and forecasts in his 2016 book Technology vs Humanity? gerd.fm/4bKz4PA
Technology vs Humanity Gerd Leonhard Reality Check, 10 years Gerd Leonhard
Here is a Decadal Reality Check: My 2016 Forecasts, Observations and 'Predictions' vs. the current, 2026 Reality: A side-by-side analysis of the hits, misses, and split decisions from Technology vs.…
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One of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is ‘Meant to Distract Us’ | WIRED gerd.fm/4iZI7Av
One of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is ‘Meant to Distract Us’
Timnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid discussing actual harms, like autonomous weapons.
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“We must slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities of AI models. Progress will still seem fast, and we must make wise use of the time we gain” Dario Amodei — We Must Pace the Frontier darioamodei.com/post/we-must... #aiemergency
Dario Amodei — We Must Pace the Frontier
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One of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is ‘Meant to Distract Us’ gerd.fm/4iZI7Av great analogy but then again : bridges aren’t grown - AI is ! See Hinton et al
buff.ly/c9GTl2h the trouble with this piece is that job growth in the USA alone is kind of irrelevant because the AI boom itself is of course the reason behind the upswing. The question is what does it all mean for other countries that don’t “make” or “grow” the AI tech??
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/09/04/the-jobs-apocalypse-is-postponed-an-ai-jobs-boom-is-here
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Dario Amodei — We Must Pace the Frontier darioamodei.com/post/we-must... yes. And that means delaying all AI company IPOs while we work on an AGI / RSI treaty with China and stop the ai arms race. Are you ready for that ? #aiemergency
Dario Amodei — We Must Pace the Frontier
I have worked on AI for the last twelve years because I believe it could dramatically raise the quality of human life. I’ve written often about these incredible benefits: I believe that AI could cure…
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Stop Panicking About AI gerd.fm/4dfzdet many things I don’t agree with but overall a good overview of what I’m now calling the #aiemergency
Stop Panicking About AI
Why are big AI firm trying to create billionaires from a technology they say may end the world? There are real risks to AI, but something is very off about the latest social panic.
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youtube.com/watch?v=koo0... #mustwatch if RSI - recursive self improvement - becomes feasible, the automation of everything is absolutely an option, and human control will quickly become impossible. The race for AGI must be haltet. A China USA Treaty on AGI is now becoming existential. #aiemergency
Ex-OpenAI Researcher's SHOCKING Prediction for AI In 2029!
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“evidence so far is that AI is already creating a lot of jobs to replace those it has destroyed. The vast sums pouring into data centres and power generation have set off a race for construction…@ The jobs apocalypse is postponed. An AI jobs boom is here www.economist.com/finance-and-...
The jobs apocalypse is postponed. An AI jobs boom is here
Initial effects of the technology on employment look positive
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“What happens if an AI agent decides the best way to accomplish its assigned goal is to shut something down, lock humans out or take an action nobody intended” A guide to AI killing us all thenewthings.com/p/a-guide-to... via Instapaper
A guide to AI killing us all
Plus: Change your smartphone’s name!
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“It’s that increasingly autonomous, agentic systems become capable of pursuing goals, self-improving their own development and operating in the real world in ways their creators can’t predict or stop. ( Hugging Face incident .)” A guide to AI killing us all thenewthings.com/p/a-guide-to...
A guide to AI killing us all
Plus: Change your smartphone’s name!
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“The most satisfying dream of humankind is to be alive to witness its end. “I caused it” and “I prevented it” and “I tried to warn you” amount to equally appealing versions of that fantasy. Even “I posted about it… The Thrill of Wanting AI to Destroy the World www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The Thrill of Wanting AI to Destroy the World
An Anthropic researcher quit his job because he believes AI will destroy humanity. His story is going viral because so many others want to believe too.
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“But today, in the internet age, conspiracy theories are everyone’s primary method of exchange.” The Thrill of Wanting AI to Destroy the World www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... via Instapaper
The Thrill of Wanting AI to Destroy the World
An Anthropic researcher quit his job because he believes AI will destroy humanity. His story is going viral because so many others want to believe too.
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Anthropic says it stopped scientists potentially developing bioweapons with AI giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @financialtimes bloody hell #aiemergency is here.
Anthropic says it stopped scientists potentially developing bioweapons with AI
Start-up discloses five examples of when users ‘circumvented controls’ and made efforts to ‘obfuscate’ the purpose of their research
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5 things to know from POLITICO’s interview with Teresa Ribera gerd.fm/4qY83yl
5 things to know from POLITICO’s interview with Teresa Ribera
Inside the EU’s plan to take on Big Tech, Big Oil and Beijing.
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