The Smerconish Podcast · Episode 2026 · September 14, 2026 · 35 min

AI Could Kill Us All? The People Building It Are Warning Us

The people building artificial intelligence are sounding increasingly dire warnings about what it could become—but Michael says the bigger story is what AI is already being used to do. He digs into Anthropic’s latest report detailing real-world cases involving mass surveillance, autonomous weapons, cyber operations and biological research, and asks whether government and industry are moving fast enough to prevent disaster. Original air date 14 September 2026.