{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Frealclearinvestigations.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F135-CpaxvejC","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Will AI Kill Us All? | RealClearInvestigations Podcast #135","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/69be5d4f-b498-44bc-b3b5-f614ce9a7957/f9e0ee9b-6c9a-4fdb-bd3a-61b13e4121bd/cropped_1789776300457.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/beacbe28-0ce6-4751-a792-67ec2fe0635a\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Will AI Kill Us All? | RealClearInvestigations Podcast #135\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"On this week’s episode of the RealClearInvestigations Podcast, RCI Editor J. Peder Zane and RCI Senior Reporter James Varney discuss a wide range of articles published this week. Topics include the growing campaign to cast AI as an existential threat, the media’s lack of interest in the rampant fraud targeting taxpayer funds and the rise of Islam in Europe and the US.\n\nFollow RealClearInvestigations:\n\nSubstack— https://substack.com/@realclearinvestigations?utm_source=global-search#:~:text=realclearinvestigations,-RealClearInvestigations\n\nX— https://x.com/RCInvestigates?s=20\n\nApple Podcasts— https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1575373700\n\nSpotify— https://open.spotify.com/show/1PLQOp4IaJ5abobsrmyoMR?si=32b3017d16fb4dcb\n\n00:00 Cold Open\n00:31 Welcome to the Show\n01:15 AI Doomsday Debate: How Real Is the 10–20% Extinction Risk?\n06:09 Who's Funding the AI Narrative? PR Campaigns and Paid Journalism\n11:04 Climate Fear, AI Fear, and the Decline of Critical Thinking\n14:07 DOGE's Fading Spotlight: California's Hospice & Home Care Fraud\n17:33 Nick Shirley, a New York Magazine Hit Piece, and Who Counts as a \"Journalist\"\n26:30 Ayaan Hirsi Ali on Islam, the Far Right, and a False Symmetry in Europe\n29:13 Assimilation, American Values, and the Unspoken Debate Over Islam\n37:38 Socialism, Mamdani, and Closing Thoughts\n\nArticles Discussed in This Podcast:\n\nWall Street Journal: The Anonymous Math Geek Who Quit Anthropic—and Became the Face of AI Safety\nhttps://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/jacob-coxon-quit-anthropic-ai-safety-3f4e877c?mod=Searchresults&pos=1&page=1\n\nWashington Examiner: Anthropic Allies Are Behind ‘Independent' Groups Ringing AI Alarm Bells\nhttps://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/4729617/anthropic-allies-independent-groups-ai-warnings-tarbell-center-fellows/\n\nCity Journal: How Did a Nigerian Chief Make Millions From Medicaid? \nhttps://www.city-journal.org/article/california-home-health-agency-nigeria-medicaid\n\nNew York Magazine: Nick Shirley Is the GOP's Favorite Poster \nhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/how-nick-shirley-became-republicans-favorite-poster/ar-AA2ceVCs?ocid=BingNewsSerp\n\nFree Press: The Lie About Islam, Europe, and the Dangers We Face \nhttps://www.thefp.com/p/ayaan-hirsi-ali-the-lie-about-islam?utm_campaign=realclearpolitics\n\nRCI Series: Islam’s Rise in America\nhttps://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2026/09/17/rci_series_islams_rise_in_america_1206744.html\n\nZane/RealClearPolitics: Understanding Islam's Rise in America Without Rancor or Vitriol\nhttps://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/09/18/understanding_islams_rise_in_america_without_rancor_or_vitriol.html\n\n"}