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The AI Companies are Spying on You
Also: More on students using AI to cheat, AI-controlled lethal drones, and the coming Super El Niño. (2,000 words)
May 19
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The Guardian, Wired, TIME, and The Atlantic Are All Collaborating with OpenAI
Plus, how AI could be causing a sudden rise in young people self-reporting serious cognitive disabilities.
May 16
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Émile P. Torres
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Yudkowsky the Clown, AI Consciousness, and Self-Uploading
(2,600 words)
May 9
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Émile P. Torres
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Richard Dawkins Succumbs to Early-Stage AI Psychosis
Last month, I received a surprising email from Richard Dawkins. (Yes, you read that correctly.) He asked whether he could use a photograph of mine for…
May 6
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Émile P. Torres
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April 2026
Sam Altman: Human Extinction Is Our "Best-Case Scenario"
Yesterday, I published an article for Truthdig on Sam Altman’s pro-extinctionism. “Few people in the media seem to have noticed Altman’s…
Apr 28
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Émile P. Torres
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AGI Is Not Imminent and ChatGPT Is a Complete Joke
(1,000 words)
Apr 24
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My New York Times Article on Sam Altman
An article that was ready to go but got bumped at the last minute. (1,600 words — apologies for the second article in one day!)
Apr 17
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Émile P. Torres
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Sam Altman Can't Stop Lying
He even lied about the Molotov cocktail striking his house.(3,000 words)
Apr 17
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Émile P. Torres
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If Anyone Becomes Posthuman, Everyone Dies Out
The terrifying truth about TESCREAL eschatology. E/accs offer us one option: human extinction. Doomers offer us two options: human extinction or human…
Apr 10
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Utter Madness ...
On why I won't join hands with "anti-AGI" pro-extinctionists, and why I think the AGI race is extremely dangerous even though we're nowhere close to…
Apr 8
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Émile P. Torres
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March 2026
Someone Has Defamed Me / The Climate Crisis Is Spiraling Out of Control / A Survey of Your Views on AI Doomerism
(2,700 words)
Mar 31
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Émile P. Torres
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Dear Bernie Sanders, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Anti-AI Protestors: Please Stop Siding with PRO-EXTINCTIONISTS. An Open Letter.
Bernie Sanders recently met with Eliezer Yudkowsky and Daniel Kokotajlo.
Mar 22
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Émile P. Torres
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