20260910 - Jacob Coxon: how to run an AI doomsday media campaign

to keep you talking about Skynet — not the data centre down the road

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/09/10/jacob-coxon-how-to-run-an-ai-doomsday-media-campaign/ - blog post

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I resigned from Anthropic today https://x.com/hilbertspaess/status/2097476196791709843 Anthropic Researcher Quits Over 'Out-of-Control' AI Fears https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-researcher-quits-over-out-of-control-ai-fears-707b7628 Anthropic Researcher Quits Over 'Out-of-Control' AI Fears (archive of 8 September) http://archive.today/2026.09.09-115719/https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-researcher-quits-over-out-of-control-ai-fears-707b7628 AI could kill all humans in next decade, warn experts: but how seriously should we take them? https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/09/ai-superintelligence-risks-warnings-scientists-politicians Extras:

Valerie Veatch interview for Patreon (video and podcast) https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/ghost-in-machine-168979850 Valerie Veatch interview for YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WZpRQQfX00 Previously on Pivot to AI:

The AI doomsday cult recruits social media influencers https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/06/the-ai-doomsday-cult-recruits-social-media-influencers/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbZgAQD61xY&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Your guide to astroturf fake anti-AI groups https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/09/02/your-guide-to-astroturf-fake-anti-ai-groups/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWyDio3Udlg&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA