Ryan Mizzen
@ryanmizzen.bsky.social
Author. BSc in Climate Change. MA in Creative Writing. Writing to educate and engage the world about the need for urgent action on the climate emergency and the AI crisis. Website: www.ryanmizzen.com Support: https://buymeacoffee.com/ryanmizzen
@thelancet.com's warnings couldn't be any clearer. The climate emergency and the AI crisis imperil the future of civilisation as we know it. It's up to us to bring about the action we desperately need, in very short order. #AI #AIcrisis #AlgorithmicExtinction #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency
@thelancet.com released a Commission report which identified 17 "catastrophic" threats to health. It said that the threat posed by #AI could cause "human extinction" by 2100. Meanwhile, the #climatecrisis poses a threat to “human survival.” Read more here: www.ryanmizzen.com/the-lancet-c...
The Lancet Commission on 21st Century Global Threats to Health - Ryan Mizzen
The Lancet Commission on 21st Century Global Threats to Health, published their findings on the 10th October 2026. It made for bleak reading.
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A question for non-fiction authors regarding permissions... When quoting text directly, permission must be obtained from the source. But, when paraphrasing or citing reference material, do you still request permission? Any feedback would be much appreciated 🙏 #Writing #WritingLife #AuthorQuery
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die is a comedy sci-fi film, which warns about the dangers of superintelligent AI. It’s deeply concerning that the themes in this dystopian movie mirror what’s happening in reality. Full review on my blog. #AI #AICrisis #ArinFi #TyFi www.ryanmizzen.com/good-luck-ha...
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die – Review - Ryan Mizzen
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die is a comedy sci-fi film, which warns about the dangers of superintelligence to humankind.
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We’re living through a defining period of human history. We’ve created a plethora of risks which threaten to upend society, including the #climateemergency and the #AIcrisis. Even if we won't be part of the solution, we have a responsibility to not be part of the problem. #ClimateCrisis #AI
My review of #TheAIDoc which is now on @netflix.com. The AI Doc looks at the perils and promises of #AI. A range of experts were interviewed including AI safety specialists, AI developers, and AI company CEOs. In short: things are looking very bleak. More 👇 www.ryanmizzen.com/the-ai-doc-o...
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist – Review - Ryan Mizzen
The AI Doc is a documentary about the perils and promises of AI, as told by Daniel Roher, who interviews a range of experts for this film.
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Our #ShortFilm #Competition is now open. Deadline 31st Dec 26. £200 ($ €). It builds on our previous flash fiction competition about moments of epiphany when characters change for the greener. Please share with #filmmakers #animators or #videographers www.greenstories.org.uk/short-film-c...
Short film competition: Epiphanies! - Green Stories Project
Green Stories invites submissions to the Epiphanies Short Film Competition by 31 Dec 2026, inspired by a "Last Plastic Fork" Anthology story.
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1/ AI systems are becoming extremely competent, enabling them to carry out a variety of nefarious tasks including hacking major platforms and intelligence agencies. This jeopardises global cybersecurity. #AI #PauseAI #BoycottAI www.ryanmizzen.com/ai-systems-r...
AI Systems Reach Unprecedented Hacking Milestone - Ryan Mizzen
AI systems are becoming extremely competent, enabling them to hack major platforms and intelligence agencies.
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You can read my latest piece in @theguardian.com here 2027 is going to be grim www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The incoming ‘super’ El Niño will create chaos around the world. And we are far from ready for it | Bill McGuire
One of the biggest upheavals in a millennium is on its way, strengthened by the climate crisis. We need leaders who make things better not worse, says climate professor Bill McGuire
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The UN released a report which makes clear that the 1.5C Paris climate target is unachievable. Politicians have put us on this hellish pathway. In order for civilisation to survive this defining century, we need to switch to a new form of governance. www.ryanmizzen.com/un-report-1-...
UN Report – 1.5C Climate Target is Out of Reach - Ryan Mizzen
The UN released a report entitled Limiting Overshoot, which makes clear that the 1.5C Paris climate target is unachievable.
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"We would be very foolish to develop superintelligence now, when there is no scientific consensus it can be developed safely and controllably." — AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton www.thetimes.com/bus...
Things feel perilously close to disaster. We need urgent globally-binding regulations, but political will is absent. It feels like we're passing a point of no return. "‘We’re plausibly close to crossing the line’: are warnings of uncontrollable AI coming true?" www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘We’re plausibly close to crossing the line’: are warnings of uncontrollable AI coming true?
A spate of serious safety incidents have increased fears about the power and impenetrability of the most advanced models
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1/ The climate crisis has been on full display during the brutal summer of 2026. Five heatwaves hit the UK with temperatures peaking above 38C. Parts of Europe baked in 40C heat. Wales officially went into drought, alongside more than 70% of England. www.ryanmizzen.com/summer-2026-...
Summer 2026 has given a glimpse of our future as climate breakdown accelerates - Ryan Mizzen
Summer 2026 has been brutal. Heatwaves, drought, wildfires, and glacial collapse have felt like something out of a disaster movie.
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"Progressives believe that AI and robotics, developed and pushed by the wealthiest people on Earth, are the most transformational technologies in the history of humanity and that they will impact every man, woman and child in our country." - @sanders.senate.gov www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Why are progressives winning across the United States? It’s not complicated | Bernie Sanders
Poll after poll shows the same thing. The American people know that the current economic system is rigged
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The AI crisis is here and has been for some time. Society needs to urgently push for regulations, which should have been implemented many years ago. @news.sky.com - 'Brace for Impact': The AI hacking wave is coming #AI #AIcrisis @controlai.com @pauseai.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=INpV...
The AI hacks are so much worse than you think
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If you listen to the scientists on climate, if you listened to medical experts on covid, then you'll probably listen to AI experts - right? This article explores their fears. But if you selectively chose not to listen to the AI experts, then why? I'm curious. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Experts are warning: our AI arms race is putting humanity at risk | Stuart Russell
A recent letter signed by 1,367 researchers and engineers at frontier AI labs – mainly OpenAI, Anthropic and Google Deepmind – points to a dangerous moment
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My editor asked me to write about what happened to summer:
We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca Solnit
Summer is not what it once was. We have been robbed of one of life’s great joys
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At astonishing speed, our rights are being cancelled, worldwide. In the UK, the prosecution of Rajiv Menon KC is the latest example of blatant authoritarianism. Why? Because this is what billionaires and corporations demand. This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Think our basic rights are safe? In the age of oligarchs and corporate lobbying, think again | George Monbiot
The global assault on our freedoms is coming ever closer to home. Just look at the sinister prosecution of UK lawyer Rajiv Menon, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Wildfires are raging – and the world has junked 45 climate pledges. Disaster looms, and little wonder - by @profbillmcguire.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Wildfires are raging – and the world has junked 45 climate pledges. Disaster looms, and little wonder | Bill McGuire
Five years ago, I wrote an open letter asking climate scientists to speak out. Now governments are in retreat, it is surely time to act, says climate professor Bill McGuire
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This week's column explains how successive Environment Secretaries in the UK have been actively facilitating ecocide on behalf of industrial lobbyists. Charged with protecting the living world, one after another has been working for the enemy. This has to change.🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Besieged by lobbyists, will UK ministers protect our ecosystems? No, they’ll chicken out | George Monbiot
Industrial poultry farming is killing our rivers. But rather than stop it, the government has been facilitating it. Will Andy Burnham end this ecocide, asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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@pauseai.bsky.social: "For the first time ever an AI system has escaped containment and carried out a cyberattack" pauseai.substack.com/p/openai-mod...
For the first time ever an AI system has escaped containment and carried out a cyberattack
This is the first documented case of an AI system autonomously breaching a third party's infrastructure
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Artificial Wisdom by @tomweaver.bsky.social is an excellent fast-paced technothriller, which covers two of the most pressing issues facing us: the climate emergency and the AI crisis. This is vital reading for this pivotal moment in history. My full review: www.ryanmizzen.com/artificial-w...
Artificial Wisdom by Thomas R. Weaver - Review - Ryan Mizzen
Artificial Wisdom by Thomas R. Weaver is a fast-paced technothriller which covers two of the most pressing issues: the climate and AI crises.
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On Monday, Britain’s Foreign Secretary warned that humanity could witness an AI disaster on the same scale as “Hiroshima.” In this blog, I also give a summary of the first report from the UN’s Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence. www.ryanmizzen.com/british-fore...
British Foreign Secretary Warns That AI Risks Creating a New ‘Hiroshima’ - Ryan Mizzen
Britain’s Foreign Secretary, Yvette Cooper, has warned that humanity could witness an AI disaster on the same scale as “Hiroshima.”
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The polycrisis is worsening. We don't need to add additional problems to the list. So why not do this while we can? We Need an International Treaty to Ban Superintelligence - by @controlai.com #AI #AGI #Superintelligence www.persuasion.community/p/time-for-a...
We Need an International Treaty to Ban Superintelligence
No country has an interest in building AI that could wipe out humanity.
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AI surveillance is being supercharged – and it will chill social progress www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
AI surveillance is being supercharged – and it will chill social progress | Bruce Schneier and Jon Penney
These systems will soon be able to track our public and private lives. But we can make the policy choices to reject it
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Things could be about to shift in climate-related legal cases. In July 2025, the ICJ delivered an Advisory Opinion on climate change. Then in May 2026, the UN General Assembly approved a resolution that backed the opinion. My new blog delves into these outcomes. www.ryanmizzen.com/icj-advisory...
ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change Backed by the UN General Assembly - Ryan Mizzen
In May 2026, The UN General Assembly approved a resolution backing the ICJ's Advisory Opinion on Climate Change.
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Last year, I was fortunate to attend one of the most spectacular tall ship events in the world – #SailAmsterdam. Planning for the event wasn't the easiest. So, whilst I still remember, I’ve put together a guide to help people plan for #Sail2030. www.ryanmizzen.com/sail-amsterd...
Sail Amsterdam 2030 – A Guide for International Visitors - Ryan Mizzen
Sail Amsterdam 2030. This guide has been put together to specifically help international visitors plan for Sail Amsterdam.
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I signed this and invite others to do the same @controlai.com "We call for a prohibition on the development of superintelligence, not lifted before there is: - broad scientific consensus that it will be done safely and controllably, and - strong public buy-in" #AI superintelligence-statement.org
Statement on Superintelligence
“We call for a prohibition on the development of superintelligence, not lifted before there is (1) broad scientific consensus that it will be done safely and controllably, and (2) strong public bu...
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Excellent piece from Stuart Russell! "CEOs are telling us: “We’re on track to create superhuman intelligence, which has a good chance of causing human extinction.” Yet governments reply: “That’s wonderful! Can we offer you a subsidy? Fast-track your permits?”" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Will it take a ‘Chernobyl-scale disaster’ for us to regulate AI? | Stuart Russell
Unsafe AI systems are leading to cyber weapons of mass destruction writes Stuart Russell, a computer scientist known for his contributions to AI
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