Research papers, investigations, explainers, videos, laws and the organizations doing the work, from people who are alarmed and people who are skeptical. New additions are checked by two people before they are listed. The launch collection was compiled with the help of AI research assistants, and every link was opened and checked on 22 September 2026.
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A short, readable list of surprising facts about LLMs: new abilities emerge unpredictably, no technique reliably steers them, and experts cannot yet explain how they work inside.
Worth knowing: Author is affiliated with New York University and Anthropic.
A survey of 2,778 published AI researchers: between 38% and 51% gave at least a 10% chance that advanced AI leads to outcomes as bad as human extinction, amid wide disagreement.
Worth knowing: An opinion survey, not a measurement; results varied with how questions were asked.