Danny Jones Podcast

#432 - "Self-Replicating Swarms" AI Labs Are Lying About What's Happening | Connor Leahy

September 18, 2026·2h 44m·7-min readconversationaltechnology
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A researcher's resignation from AI company Anthropik has ignited a media firestorm over the existential risks posed by superintelligence. Connor Leahy, head of the advocacy group Control AI, argues that current AI systems are rapidly evolving into autonomous, uncontrollable agents that coul

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Connor Leahy

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Connor LeahySam AltmanJacob CoxonDario AmadeiDemis Hassabis

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OpenAIAnthropicControl AI

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Artificial IntelligenceDeep LearningFuture Of WorkLarge Language ModelsMachine LearningStartupsTech Industry

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