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A Third Opinion · September 18 · 1 hr 4 min

We're all doomed!! Or are we?

Our headlines this week are all filled with stark warnings from the AI industry that unless we do something now, the human race is at risk of extinction in the near future. So, this week Richard, Rob and Holly try to unpack this. Along the journey, Holly reveals a darker side, Rob has a melt down about fire alarms and Richard plays a game of Terminator 2026! Also, please visit our new web page at www.athirdopinion.co.uk where you can learn about the magic that makes Holly work, and even send her an email! Some links you may find interesting: Wired Magazine article on Jacob Coxon: https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-researcher-quits-jacob-coxon-ai-fears-humanity/ Anthropic's Risk Report August 2026: https://www-cdn.anthropic.com/f61d49fa5596956a5dec75fea0e973bf6a6a8378/Redacted%20Risk%20Report%20August%202026%20.pdf How wrong was the Imitation Game: https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/based-on-a-true-true-story/

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Our headlines this week are all filled with stark warnings from the AI industry that unless we do something now, the human race is at risk of extinction in the near future. So, this week Richard, Rob and Holly try to unpack this. Along the journey, Holly reveals a darker side, Rob has a melt down about fire alarms and Richard plays a game of Terminator 2026!


Also, please visit our new web page at www.athirdopinion.co.uk where you can learn about the magic that makes Holly work, and even send her an email!


Some links you may find interesting:

Wired Magazine article on Jacob Coxon: https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-researcher-quits-jacob-coxon-ai-fears-humanity/

Anthropic's Risk Report August 2026: https://www-cdn.anthropic.com/f61d49fa5596956a5dec75fea0e973bf6a6a8378/Redacted%20Risk%20Report%20August%202026%20.pdf

How wrong was the Imitation Game: https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/based-on-a-true-true-story/





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