Who's Engineering the AI Panic | Ep 85

Investigative reporter Brian Chau reveals who is bankrolling the “AI will kill everyone” panic and buying influence in Congress.

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00:00 – “AI Will Literally Kill Everyone” – Inside the Doomer Mindset

05:12 – The ‘AI God’ Theory: Recursive Self‑Improvement or Sci‑Fi Fantasy?

11:03 – Paperclip APOCALYPSE: How Doomers Think AI Turns Humans Into Office Supplies

16:44 – Reality Check: Superhuman at Math…But Still TERRIBLE at Writing

21:58 – Will AI Help Some Rando Build a Doomsday Bioweapon?

27:21 – State Bioweapons vs Lone Wolves: Who’s the REAL Threat?

33:09 – Inside Effective Altruism: From ‘Saving Africa’ to Saving Imaginary Future Billions

39:02 – When ‘Doing Good’ Means LYING: The Dark Logic of Effective Altruism