# The Download: AI’s extinction risk and bioweapons threat

**Published:** September 18, 2026
**Author:** Thomas Macaulay
**Source:** MIT Technology Review
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/the-download-ai-s-extinction-risk-and-bioweapons-threat

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Could AI really kill us all? Your questions, answered On Wednesday, MIT Technology Review hosted a live Roundtables event that asked the…

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**Tags:** #Робототехника #OpenAI #Anthropic #Илон Маск #Microsoft

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