What in the AI is going on?!

AI risks are real—but what does the evidence actually show, and where does uncertainty begin? This presentation examines today’s AI harms, concerns about increasingly autonomous systems, the debate over existential risk, and practical reasons for hope. It separates documented events from disputed claims and long-term scenarios, then considers what everyone can do now. Most importantly, it's about the choices still available to us. CHAPTERS 00:10 - Context & Introduction, Carmen Morgan, artEquity 05:26 - Setting the stage 06:40 - A balanced approach 07:04 - What's been happening 09:42 - What this does and does not tell us 13:08 - Human risk 14:21 - Unusual happenings 15:45 - Nothing to be concerned about OR are we all going to die? 17:05 - Risks we should be focusing on 18:12 - The biggest risk we should be focusing on 18:54 - Concentration of power in AI capability 19:52 - Concentration of power in governments 20:55 - Concentration of economic power 23:12 - Why some scientists are concerned 27:27 - Observed vs. inferred 28:21 - The two trends that worry them more 30:24 - Is this all just marketing hype? 31:40 - But could AI wipe out humanity? 32:06 - The serious version of the argument 34:02 - Possibility vs. likelihood and the chain of assumptions 35:26 - The strongest critiques of the extinction theory 40:38 - So what do we make of all this? 41:52 - Reasons for hope 48:21 - AI leaders are split and some context 52:41 - An important caveat 53:47 - A great idea 54:07 - The biggest reason for hope 54:48 - What should the rest of us be doing? 56:31 - What should the labs be doing? 57:26 - What should government be doing? 58:58 - The bottom line 01:00:25 - Takeaway 01:01:06 - A few rays of sunshine 01:01:45 - We have some choices to make This AI update was presented on Thursday, September 24, 2026