Rob Bensinger @robbensinger.bsky.social · 11/09/2026OK, most of the responses to the insane AI news have been great, but 050
Rob Bensinger @robbensinger.bsky.social · 15/05/2026I showed the original tweet to my partner, Dominiq. In under five seconds, they said: "This is a clip from a real Monet painting, I'm pretty sure." And: "I'm pretty sure I know which painting that is." 1/ 110
Reposted by Rob BensingerAI StopWatch @aistopwatch.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Introducing AI StopWatch. It’s easier to speak up when you know what’s going on. It’s easier to see what’s coming when you know what’s already here. (1/9) 173
Rob Bensinger @robbensinger.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Who should I add to this? Also, did I get anyone's view wrong? What's your own view about AI companies' attempts to build ever-larger data centers in the race to build superhuman AI? 100
Reposted by Rob BensingerDavid Manheim @davidmanheim.alter.org.il · 07/03/2026Good thing it's only killing them off figuratively... for now. bsky.app/profile/robb... 031
Reposted by Rob BensingerSenator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 04/03/2026Will AI become smarter than humans? If so, is humanity in danger? I went to Silicon Valley to ask some of the leading AI experts that question. Here’s what they had to say:youtu.beAI Expert Tells Bernie: “The Humans will be Discarded”YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders 99691212
Reposted by Rob BensingerNate @so8res.bsky.social · 19/02/2026A tale of two warning shots, #1: COVID happened. Scientists are divided on whether it was a lab leak. The world did not rally against dangerous viral research in labs. The warning shot was squandered. 121
Rob Bensinger @robbensinger.bsky.social · 13/02/2026nothingismere.substack.com/p/a-near-ter...nothingismere.substack.comA Near-Term Policy for Not Getting Killed by AIHundreds of scientists, including three of the four most cited living AI scientists, have said that AI poses a very real chance of killing us all. 030
Rob Bensinger @robbensinger.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Hundreds of scientists, including 3/4 of the most cited living AI scientists, have said that AI poses a very real chance of killing us all. We're in uncharted waters, which makes the risk level hard to assess; but a pretty normal estimate is Jan Leike's "10-90%" of extinction-level outcomes. 3111
Rob Bensinger @robbensinger.bsky.social · 17/09/2025Computer security experts, national security professionals, and Grimes come together to say: "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies" is WEIRDLY GOOD. I'm dying to hear people's reactions to the book; please spam me with your thoughts as you read it. 072
Reposted by Rob BensingerWilliam Gunn @metasynthesis.net · 21/06/2025Serious slate of endorsements here! 031
Rob Bensinger @robbensinger.bsky.social · 21/06/2025Senior White House officials, a retired three-star general, a Nobel laureate, and others come out to say that you should probably read Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares' "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies". 1176
Reposted by Rob BensingerMalo Bourgon @malo.online · 19/06/2025We've been getting some pretty awesome blurbs for Eliezer and Nate's forthcoming book: If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies More details here: www.lesswrong.com/posts/khmpWJ... One of my favorite reactions, from someone who works on AI policy in DC: 182
Reposted by Rob BensingerMIRI @intelligence.org · 14/05/2025📢 Announcing IF ANYONE BUILDS IT, EVERYONE DIES A new book from MIRI co-founder Eliezer Yudkowsky and president Nate Soares, published by @littlebrown.bsky.social. 🗓️ Out September 16, 2025 Visit the website to learn more and preorder the hardcover, ebook, or audiobook.ifanyonebuildsit.comIf Anyone Builds It, Everyone DiesThe scramble to create superhuman AI has put us on the path to extinction—but it's not too late to change course, as two of the field's earliest researchers explain in this clarion call for humanity. 2198
Reposted by Rob BensingerMIRI @intelligence.org · 01/05/2025New AI governance research agenda from MIRI’s TechGov Team. We lay out our view of the strategic landscape and actionable research questions that, if answered, would provide important insight on how to reduce catastrophic and extinction risks from AI. 🧵1/10 techgov.intelligence.org/research/ai-... 2125
