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MIRI @intelligence.org · 4h

About the book:

If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies

The race to superhuman AI risks extinction, but it's not too late to change course.

ifanyonebuildsit.com

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MIRI @intelligence.org · 4h

😮 Whoopie Goldberg recommends “If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies” on The View!

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MIRI @intelligence.org · 13d

Great event last week at @politicsprose.bsky.social (The Wharf) in DC, with “If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies” coauthor Nate Soares.

Many thanks to all those who attended, and to @jonatomic.bsky.social, Director of Global Risk at FAS, for the great conversation.

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MIRI @intelligence.org · 19d

Happening tonight!

MIRI @intelligence.org · 27d

🗓️ Next Friday Sept 26th in DC at @politicsprose.bsky.social (The Wharf)

Join us for a conversation between co-author Nate Soares and @jonatomic.bsky.social, Director of Global Risk at the Federation of American Scientists.

Audience Q&A, book signing, and more:
politics-prose.com/nate-soares

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MIRI @intelligence.org · 21d

#7 Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction (www.nytimes.com/books/best-s...)

#8 Hardcover Nonfiction (www.nytimes.com/books/best-s...)

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Malo Bourgon @malo.online · 22d

This was a great event. Really enjoyed chatting with Joel and Ollie on the first panel.

Thanks @scientistsorg.bsky.social and @futureoflife.org for putting this event together.

Federation of American Scientists @scientistsorg.bsky.social · 22d

Dear diary, we had a great time on the Hill last week with our friends at @futureoflife.org

We kicked off our AGI x Global Risk day with remarks from @repbillfoster.bsky.social, @reptedlieu.bsky.social, and John Bailey — setting the stage for a day of bold dialogue on the future of AGI 🌎

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Malo Bourgon @malo.online · 23d

I think my favorite interview Eliezer and Nate have done so far for the book has been for the Making Sense podcast with Sam Harris.

Unfortunately the full episode is for subscribers only.

Fortunately, as a subscriber, I can share the full thing 🙂

Sam Harris | #434 - Can We Survive AI?

Sam Harris speaks with Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares about their new book, If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: The Case Against Superintelligent AI.

samharris.org

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MIRI @intelligence.org · 23d

If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies

The race to superhuman AI risks extinction, but it's not too late to change course.

ifanyonebuildsit.com

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MIRI @intelligence.org · 23d

“[...] everyone with an interest in the future has a duty to read what he and Soares have to say.”

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 23d

If Anyone Builds it, Everyone Dies review – how AI could kill us all

If machines become superintelligent we’re toast, say Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares. Should we believe them?

www.theguardian.com

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MIRI @intelligence.org · 25d

More about the book:

If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies

The race to superhuman AI risks extinction, but it's not too late to change course.

ifanyonebuildsit.com

MIRI @intelligence.org · 25d

Bannon's War Room:
“I want to bring on the authors of a book, that I think is a must read for every person in this nation.”

“Everyone ought to go and get it, ‘If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies,’ a landmark book everyone should get and read.”
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MIRI @intelligence.org · 25d

ABC News Live:

New book warns of threats to humanity from artificial intelligence

YouTube video by ABC News

www.youtube.com

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MIRI @intelligence.org · 25d

In the last couple of days “If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies” co-authors Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares have appeared live on @cnn.com, ABC News Live, and Bannon's War Room!

📺 Full segments below starting with @cnn.com:
next.frame.io/share/c0b240...

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Peter Wildeford @peterwildeford.bsky.social · 27d

"If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies". It's a shocking headline. How well does it hold up? Today I review.

peterwildeford.substack.com/p/if-we-buil...

If We Build AI Superintelligence, Do We All Die?

If you're not at least a little doomy about AI, you're not paying attention

peterwildeford.substack.com

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MIRI @intelligence.org · 27d

🗓️ Next Friday Sept 26th in DC at @politicsprose.bsky.social (The Wharf)

Join us for a conversation between co-author Nate Soares and @jonatomic.bsky.social, Director of Global Risk at the Federation of American Scientists.

Audience Q&A, book signing, and more:
politics-prose.com/nate-soares

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Business Insider @businessinsider.com · 29d

AI researcher Eliezer Yudkowsky warned superintelligent AI could threaten humanity by pursuing its own goals over human survival.

Forget woke chatbots — an AI researcher says the real danger is an AI that doesn't care if we live or die

AI researcher Eliezer Yudkowsky warned superintelligent AI could threaten humanity by pursuing its own goals over human survival.

www.businessinsider.com

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Sep 13

Eliezer Yudkowsky, one of the most fascinating people in A.I., is the author of a new book on why artificial intelligence will kill us all. On "Hard Fork," he made the case for why A.I. development should be shut down now, long before we reach superintelligence. nyti.ms/46kniYD

A quote from Eliezer Yudkowsky, author of “If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies,” a new book on why A.I. will kill us all: “The limiting factor is, how much heat can the Earth radiate? And if you run your power plants at the maximum temperature where they don’t melt, that is not good news for the rest of the planet. The humans got cooked, in a very literal sense.”

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 29d

AI has drives and behaviors that nobody asked for and nobody wanted—which may prove to be disastrous, Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares write.

AI Is Grown, Not Built

Nobody knows exactly what an AI will become. That’s very bad.

bit.ly

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MIRI @intelligence.org · 29d

“If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies” has hit the shelves!

New blurbs and media appearances, plus reading group support and ways to help with the book launch!

intelligence.org/2025/09/16/i...

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MIRI @intelligence.org · Sep 10

If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies

AI is the greatest threat to our existence that we have ever faced. The scramble to create superhuman AI has put us on the path to extinction – but it’s not too late to change course. Two pioneering ...

www.penguin.co.uk

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MIRI @intelligence.org · Sep 10

UK hardcover edition also looks sharp in person 😍

Just over a week to the UK release on Sept. 18th!

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MIRI @intelligence.org · Sep 3

Visit the book's website for more info and preorder links:

If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies

The scramble to create superhuman AI has put us on the path to extinction — but it's not too late to change course, as two of the field's earliest researchers explain in this clarion call for humanity...

ifanyonebuildsit.com

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MIRI @intelligence.org · Sep 3

Listen to an extended clip on SoundCloud:

If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies By Eliezer Yudkowsky & Nate Soares, Read By Rafe Beckley

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MIRI @intelligence.org · Sep 3

🎧 Audiobook sneak peak from @hachetteaudio.bsky.social

From the book's intro: “We open many of the chapters with parables: stories that, we hope, will help convey some points more simply than otherwise.”

Here's a snippet of one of them from the beginning of Chapter 1.

(Extended clip in 🧵)

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MIRI @intelligence.org · Aug 28

Reminder, folks who preorder get access to exclusive benefits:
1. Join a live Zoom Q&A with the authors, Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares, on Sept 4th.
2. Access to the recording of the Q&A with Nate Soares, hosted by Tim Urban (Wait But Why) earlier this month.

ifanyonebuildsit.com#preorder

If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies

The scramble to create superhuman AI has put us on the path to extinction — but it's not too late to change course, as two of the field's earliest researchers explain in this clarion call for…

ifanyonebuildsit.com

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