Feel the Fear! AI Turns Deadly, Data Disappears, Criminals Clone Voices, and more

Dear friends, Welcome to the Halloween special issue of The Batch, where we take a look at fears associated with AI. In that spirit, I’d like to address a fear of mine: Sensationalist claims that AI could bring about human extinction will cause serious harm. In recent months, I sought out people concerned about the risk that AI might cause human extinction. I wanted to find out how they thought it