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NYT Editorial Board Comes Out Against Extinction.

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The New York Times editorial board published an article on AI titled "Humanity Has Avoided Apocalypse Before. Let's Do It Again." A LessWrong post says the article was better than expected but not all the writer had hoped for.

Why it matters: It reflects an editorial board treating AI risk as a subject of mainstream concern.

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“( Archive link ) The NYT editorial board's article on AI is far better than I'd expected, but at the same time not all I'd hoped for. The title sets off very well: "Humanity Has Avoided Apocalypse Before.”
LessWrong, 19 Sept 2026, 23:04.

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