{"id":24978,"date":"2026-09-18T08:37:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T06:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/18\/could-ai-really-end-humanity-post-your-questions-for-our-tech-reporters-now\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T08:37:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T06:37:46","slug":"could-ai-really-end-humanity-post-your-questions-for-our-tech-reporters-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/18\/could-ai-really-end-humanity-post-your-questions-for-our-tech-reporters-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Could AI really end humanity? Post your questions for our tech reporters now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a week of alarming warnings about the technology\u2019s potential to destroy the world as we know it, our expert tech reporters will take your questions on the reality of the AI threat. Join us at 3pm BST (4pm CEST, 10am EDT) where they will answer live<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/profile.theguardian.com\/signin\"><strong>Sign up or sign in<\/strong><\/a><strong> to ask your question<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The last week or so has seen disturbing claims about the capacity of superintelligent AI to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global\/2026\/sep\/15\/ai-doomsday-warning-jacob-coxon-anthropic\">destroy the planet<\/a>. It has also seen warnings coming from figures within the industry itself, including Anthropic\u2019s report that criminals, state-sponsored groups, spyware vendors, scientists and propagandists have attempted to use its models to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/sep\/10\/anthropic-report-details-ai-misuse\">\u201cdesign missiles and bombs, create deadly pathogens and surveil dissidents\u201d<\/a> and Elon Musk\u2019s claim it could be \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/sep\/13\/openai-sam-altman-elon-musk-back-anthropic-calls-brakes-ai-development\">more dangerous than nukes<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Our reporting team has been trying to make sense of the scale of these claims. Is the great AI freakout justified? They will be here from 3pm BST (4pm CEST, 10am EDT) to try and answer any questions you might have.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/community\/live\/2026\/sep\/18\/could-ai-really-end-humanity-technology-qanda\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/45cdb6f3028083230359386d33a5e3eb46f57e94\/0_0_5000_4000\/master\/5000.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=d520a0f65bc404fbe0dfac4a3716e772\" title=\"Could AI really end humanity? Post your questions for our tech reporters now\" \/>After a week of alarming warnings about the technology\u2019s potential to destroy the world as we know it, our expert tech reporters will take your questions on the reality of the AI threat. Join us at 3pm BST (4pm CEST, 10am EDT) where they will answer live<br \/>\nSign up or sign in to ask your question<br \/>\nThe last week or so has seen disturbing claims about the capacity of superintelligent AI to destroy the planet. It has also seen warnings coming from figures within the industry itself, including Anthropic\u2019s report that criminals, state-sponsored groups, spyware vendors, scientists and propagandists have attempted to use its models to \u201cdesign missiles and bombs, create deadly pathogens and surveil dissidents\u201d and Elon Musk\u2019s claim it could be \u201cmore dangerous than nukes\u201d.<br \/>\nOur reporting team has been trying to make sense of the scale of these claims. Is the great AI freakout justified? They will be here from 3pm BST (4pm CEST, 10am EDT) to try and answer any questions you might have. 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