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A.I. Could Possibly End Humanity. How Are Humans Supposed to Process That?

A.I. Could Possibly End Humanity. How Are Humans Supposed to Process That?
NYT Science Thursday 10 September 2026, 21:58 UTC By William J. Broad and Cade Metz 1 min read
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From pandemics to killer asteroids to ecological collapse, humans face many prospects of doom. A.I. superintelligence is only the latest to capture the imagination.

From pandemics to killer asteroids to ecological collapse, humans face many prospects of doom. A.I. superintelligence is only the latest to capture the imagination. [Image text:] AlphaTo Alpnalec
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