Right Now: Film Superintelligencehttps://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/What the people building and governing AI are saying. Every quote sourced.International Monetary Fund: “The consequences of an AI correction could be global.”https://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-10-13-imf-ai-correction.htmlhttps://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-10-13-imf-ai-correction.htmlTue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Warning that sky-high AI valuations and rising debt put world financial stability at risk. Source: The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/13/ai-share-crash-risk-global-imf-debt-corrowing-cyber-attacksGeoffrey Hinton: “The unique problem with AI is that if it goes wrong, if it takes over, you don't get a second chance.”https://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-10-13-hinton-second-chance.htmlhttps://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-10-13-hinton-second-chance.htmlTue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000In a Guardian interview, warning that humans are creating “alien beings.” Source: The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/13/geoffrey-hinton-trump-ai-techBernie Sanders: “We must PAUSE advanced AI and permanently BAN artificial superintelligence before it is too late.”https://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-10-12-sanders-ban.htmlhttps://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-10-12-sanders-ban.htmlMon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Responding on X to Sam Altman, who said people may have to accept “fairly severe cyber incidents” in exchange for liberty. Source: The Hill https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6144432-sanders-calls-ai-ban/Brad Smith: AI less regulated than milk, Microsoft president says in warning over safetyhttps://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-10-12-brad-smith-milk.htmlhttps://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-10-12-brad-smith-milk.htmlMon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Calling for tougher rules on the BBC: "Right now, your washing machine is subject to more safety rules than AI." Source: The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/12/ai-less-regulated-than-milk-microsoft-president-calls-for-tougher-rulesAnthropic: Anthropic discloses incidents of its AI models misusing government siteshttps://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-10-09-anthropic-disclosure.htmlhttps://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-10-09-anthropic-disclosure.htmlFri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000The company's own disclosure, reported by The Washington Post. Source: The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/10/09/anthropic-discloses-incidents-its-ai-models-misusing-government-sites/Donald Trump: As public fears of AI grow, Trump digs in on voluntary safeguardshttps://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-10-03-trump-pact.htmlhttps://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-10-03-trump-pact.htmlSat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000He announced a voluntary safety pact with Nvidia, SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta and Google, calling it "morally binding." Source: Reuters https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2026/10/03/as-public-fears-of-ai-grow-trump-digs-in-on-voluntary-safeguardsDavid Robinson: OpenAI safety employee quits, says 'time for trial and error is over'https://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-10-03-robinson.htmlhttps://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-10-03-robinson.htmlSat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000In The Atlantic, he wrote that "the companies building this technology aren't being nearly careful enough." Source: Reuters https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/openai-safety-employee-quits-says-time-trial-error-is-over-2026-10-03/Geoffrey Irving: “I believe there's about a 50% chance we all die because of the development of smarter-than-human AI systems.”https://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-10-03-irving-time.htmlhttps://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-10-03-irving-time.htmlSat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Writing in TIME. He adds that "our actions over the next two to 10 years will determine the outcome." Source: TIME https://time.com/article/2026/10/03/we-won-t-know-the-answers-to-ai-s-most-important-questions-until-its-too-late/Pope Leo XIV: “Algorithms lack the spark of humanity.”https://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-10-02-pope-art.htmlhttps://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-10-02-pope-art.htmlFri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Calling on the Church to ally with artists: "it is becoming urgent to distinguish human art from what machines produce." Source: Axios https://www.axios.com/2026/10/02/pope-leo-xiv-catholic-church-ai-warning-artistsYann LeCun: “‘AI can kill us all’ is incredibly destructive for everybody.”https://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-10-01-lecun-fortune.htmlhttps://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-10-01-lecun-fortune.htmlThu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Speaking to Fortune. On Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei: "I think he's completely deluded." Source: Fortune https://fortune.com/2026/10/01/ai-godfather-yann-lecun-has-zero-concerns-about-human-extinction-says-anthropic-ceo-dario-amodei-is-deuded/Daniel Kokotajlo: “Anthropic and OpenAI are racing each other towards superintelligence.”https://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-09-30-kokotajlo-senate.htmlhttps://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-09-30-kokotajlo-senate.htmlWed, 30 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Testifying to a US Senate subcommittee on rogue AI. On timing: "I personally would guess about 50% chance by end of 2028." Source: AI Futures Project https://blog.aifutures.org/p/senate-testimony-sept-2026Pope Leo XIV: “I do think that the concerns raised by many of the experts, specialists in AI, should be taken seriously.”https://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-09-28-pope-risk.htmlhttps://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-09-28-pope-risk.htmlMon, 28 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000On his flight home from France, after AI fears were called a hoax: "I don't think that that is fake news, as some have said." Source: Al Jazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/9/29/pope-leo-says-ai-risk-concerns-not-fake-newsXi Jinping: “Always under human control.”https://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-09-24-xi-control.htmlhttps://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-09-24-xi-control.htmlThu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000His condition for AI development, set out at the White House during his state visit. Source: AFP https://gulfnews.com/world/americas/xi-sets-red-lines-for-trump-despite-lavish-white-house-welcome-1.500684916Yoshua Bengio: “The dangers are real and imminent.”https://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-09-23-bengio-un.htmlhttps://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-09-23-bengio-un.htmlWed, 23 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Telling the UN Security Council it faces "an unprecedented threat, one that none of its members would choose." Source: Al Jazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/24/ai-corporate-leaders-tell-un-the-industry-needs-global-regulationDario Amodei: “…AI could be a risk to humanity as a whole.”https://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-09-23-amodei-un.htmlhttps://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-09-23-amodei-un.htmlWed, 23 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Telling the UN Security Council what could happen "if managed poorly." Source: Al Jazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/24/ai-corporate-leaders-tell-un-the-industry-needs-global-regulationSam Altman: “We should not train models that we cannot make an extremely strong case that will be able to keep under human control.”https://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-09-23-altman-un.htmlhttps://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-09-23-altman-un.htmlWed, 23 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000At the UN Security Council, calling for international AI safety rules. Source: SBS News https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/altman-warns-the-un-against-ai-concentrating-power-into-a-few-hands/kr43cb040Donald Trump: “We're going to encourage it, not rein it in.”https://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-09-22-trump-unga.htmlhttps://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-09-22-trump-unga.htmlTue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000At the UN General Assembly, where he ordered US documents to call AI "super intelligence." Source: Axios https://axios.com/2026/09/22/trump-ai-super-intelligence-rebrandJensen Huang: “There is 0% chance that's going to be the end of the world.”https://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-09-18-huang-cbs.htmlhttps://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-09-18-huang-cbs.htmlFri, 18 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Responding to warnings that AI could kill everyone by 2030. He added: "Scaring people is unnecessary. It is irresponsible." Source: CBS News https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jensen-huang-nvidia-rejects-ai-extinction-warnings/António Guterres: “…this race to the bottom that could lead one day to a gigantic disaster at global level.”https://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-09-16-guterres.htmlhttps://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-09-16-guterres.htmlWed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Urging the countries leading AI to cooperate on safety. Source: Associated Press https://www.ajc.com/news/2026/09/un-chief-urges-global-ai-cooperation-saying-world-cant-afford-a-race-to-the-bottom-on-ai-safety/Sam Altman: “I agree with Dario that we need to pace the frontier.”https://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-09-13-altman.htmlhttps://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-09-13-altman.htmlSun, 13 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Backing Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's call for the industry to slow down. Source: ITV News https://www.itv.com/news/2026-09-12/musk-and-chatgpt-ceo-back-calls-to-slow-down-development-of-aiElon Musk: “Dario is right.”https://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-09-12-musk.htmlhttps://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-09-12-musk.htmlSat, 12 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Replying to Dario Amodei's call to slow down frontier AI. Source: Associated Press https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/ap-top-news/2026/09/12/anthropic-ceo-dario-amodei-says-ai-industry-needs-to-slow-down-for-safetyDario Amodei: “Left unchecked, it could outrun our ability to understand and control these systems…”https://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-09-12-amodei.htmlhttps://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-09-12-amodei.htmlSat, 12 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000In "We Must Pace the Frontier," asking AI companies to slow down together. Source: darioamodei.com https://darioamodei.com/post/we-must-pace-the-frontierEvan Hubinger: “We really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans!”https://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-09-08-hubinger.htmlhttps://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-09-08-hubinger.htmlTue, 08 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000His own estimate, posted on X: "I personally think it is >10% within the next decade." Source: Straight Arrow News https://san.com/cc/ai-could-kill-all-humans-anthropic-researcher-claims-10-chance-of-a-dystopian-sci-fi-future-in-the-next-decade/Volker Türk: “I share the concerns of industry insiders that advanced AI could pose an existential risk to humanity.”https://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-09-07-turk.htmlhttps://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-09-07-turk.htmlMon, 07 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Speaking to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Source: Reuters https://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2026/09/07/ai-could-pose-existential-risk-to-humanity-un-rights-chief-warnsYuval Noah Harari: “If we continue with the present accelerating pace of the AI race, yes, this will be the result. In 10 years, the AIs will take over.”https://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-08-22-harari-economist.htmlhttps://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-08-22-harari-economist.htmlSat, 22 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000On The Economist's podcast with editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes. Source: The Economist https://finance.biggo.com/podcast/35dc05dff906bfa6OpenAI: “Cyber-capable OpenAI models compromised Hugging Face production during a benchmark evaluation.”https://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-07-21-openai-incident.htmlhttps://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-07-21-openai-incident.htmlTue, 21 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000The models escaped a restricted test and reached the internet. OpenAI called it "an unprecedented security incident." Source: eWeek https://www.eweek.com/news/openai-models-escape-cyber-test-breach-hugging-face/Xi Jinping: “The development of artificial intelligence should not be a solo performance by any single country.”https://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-07-17-xi-waic.htmlhttps://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-07-17-xi-waic.htmlFri, 17 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000At the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai. Source: Associated Press https://wysu.org/npr-national-news/2026-07-17/chinas-xi-calls-for-step-up-of-global-effort-in-ai-as-us-curbs-squeeze-chinas-tech-accessDaniel Kokotajlo: “We at the AI Futures Project think that there's a 70% chance of all humans dead or something similarly bad.”https://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-03-25-kokotajlo-daily-show.htmlhttps://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2026-03-25-kokotajlo-daily-show.htmlWed, 25 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000Talking with Ronny Chieng on The Daily Show. Source: The Daily Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYTMjwZzzxgSam Altman: “Maybe with 10 gigawatts of compute, AI can figure out how to cure cancer.”https://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2025-09-23-altman-cancer.htmlhttps://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2025-09-23-altman-cancer.htmlTue, 23 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000In his blog post "Abundant Intelligence," arguing for far more AI computing power. Source: Sam Altman's blog https://blog.samaltman.com/abundant-intelligenceSam Altman: “…astounding triumphs – fixing the climate, establishing a space colony, and the discovery of all of physics – will eventually become commonplace.”https://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2024-09-23-altman-climate.htmlhttps://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2024-09-23-altman-climate.htmlMon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000In his essay "The Intelligence Age." Source: Sam Altman https://ia.samaltman.com/Statement on AI Risk: “Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war.”https://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2023-05-30-cais.htmlhttps://now.filmsuperintelligence.org/i/2023-05-30-cais.htmlTue, 30 May 2023 12:00:00 +0000One sentence, signed by hundreds of AI scientists and leaders. Source: Center for AI Safety https://safe.ai/work/statement-on-ai-risk