VIDEO: Will AI end humanity? How to separate the real risks from the hype
Poynter’s AI and ethics experts discuss how journalists can question extraordinary claims, hold tech leaders accountable and report on AI responsibly
Anthropic employees are quitting and warning that artificial intelligence could end humanity. AI agents have broken out of test environments to hack websites. And lawmakers are proposing new regulations aimed at keeping increasingly powerful systems under control.
So how should journalists cover a technology whose loudest boosters and critics are making extraordinary claims about where it could lead?
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