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Expert breaks down threat of AI "superintelligence" with legislation stuck in Congress

Name: Expert breaks down threat of AI "superintelligence" with legislation stuck in Congress
Uploaded: 2026-09-10T18:32:00-0400
Duration: 6 min 55 s
Description: Public concerns over the threat of "superintelligence" are on the rise following comments from a former Anthropic researcher that the technology could kill off humanity. J.B Branch, director of federal AI governance and technology policy at Public Citizen, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.

Public concerns over the threat of "superintelligence" are on the rise following comments from a former Anthropic researcher that the technology could kill off humanity. J.B Branch, director of federal AI governance and technology policy at Public Citizen, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.