Timnit Gebru Says There Is No 'Existential Threat' From AI

AI researcher Timnit Gebru argues the existential-risk narrative is a harmful distraction pushed by the same investors backing Anthropic and auditors like METR. Her upcoming book Deep Unlearning examines the radicalization of tech idealists.

• Gebru says the same people have pushed AI existential-risk rhetoric since 2013
• She ties the narrative to Anthropic's founders and investors, including Jaan Tallinn
• Tallinn also funds METR, whose report on OpenAI's 'rogue' agents went viral
• Her book Deep Unlearning is expected in early 2026