Are We Doomed?

NPR Network

Is the world ending, or does it just feel like it? "Are We Doomed?" investigates the greatest risks facing society, the planet, and our species. What’s real? What’s hype? And how do we actually make it out alive? Nukes. Asteroids. Autocracy. Rogue AI. Climate-driven pandemics. Angry hippopotamuses. Teeth clenched, curiosity engaged, quips ready, this “slightly narrative” podcast explores everything from the existential and the unexpected to the overblown. Award-winning public radio journalist Ben Bradford brings you wild true stories, high-production sound design, and world-class experts answering the questions they never prepared for (“Why is the Earth doing this to us?”). Fr...

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Are We Doomed?

Episodes (3)

Today We Design the AI That Kills Us All
Today How To Start a Nuclear War
Tue Apr 21st Introducing Are We Doomed?

Are We Doomed?

Apr 28, 2026
36½ minutes
65 MB

Maddeningly, even some researchers building artificial intelligence see it as a potential existential threat on par with nuclear war. Ben Bradford follows three simple steps that could lead an AI to turn on humanity and attempt to wipe us out. From autonomous agents with misaligned goals to hacked infrastructure, bioweapons, and a real story of AI blackmail, a nerdy apocalypse thought experiment starts to feel a little too plausible. So, then we try to dismantle our rogue creation. Support Are We Doomed?, get bonus episodes, and more: https://doompod.com/support/ To manage podcast...

Are We Doomed?

We Design the AI That Kills Us All

NPR Network

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