Who's Engineering the AI Panic | Ep 85 from Rufo & Lomez

Who's Engineering the AI Panic | Ep 85

1 hour 8 minutes Posted Sep 22, 2026 at 3:00 pm.

– “AI Will Literally Kill Everyone” – Inside the Doomer Mindset

– The ‘AI God’ Theory: Recursive Self‑Improvement or Sci‑Fi Fantasy?

– Paperclip APOCALYPSE: How Doomers Think AI Turns Humans Into Office Supplies

– Reality Check: Superhuman at Math…But Still TERRIBLE at Writing

– Will AI Help Some Rando Build a Doomsday Bioweapon?

– State Bioweapons vs Lone Wolves: Who’s the REAL Threat?

– Inside Effective Altruism: From ‘Saving Africa’ to Saving Imaginary Future Billions

– When ‘Doing Good’ Means LYING: The Dark Logic of Effective Altruism

– Brian’s EA Conference Story: Intelligence, Narcissism, and Straight‑Up Deception

– The ‘Rogue AI’ HACKS Were STAGED? What Really Happened at OpenAI & Anthropic

– Hugging Face Incident: Cybersecurity Test or Manufactured AI Scare?

– Why AI Doomers Are Winning: Billions in PR, Media Plants, and DC Influence

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Investigative reporter Brian Chau reveals who is bankrolling the “AI will kill everyone” panic and buying influence in Congress.

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