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‘Family safe word’: How AI says you should prepare for the end
The Australian Financial Review
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- Date Published
- 18 Sept 2026
- Priority Score
- 2
- Australian
- Yes
- Created
- 20 Sept 2026, 08:01 am
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After spelling out how artificial superintelligence could wipe out humanity, Google’s Gemini offered some tips on what we can do to prepare.
Summary
This article explores the concept of 'p(doom)'—the probability of artificial intelligence causing human extinction—by querying Google’s Gemini model for survival strategies against superintelligence. It highlights the growing mainstream discourse surrounding existential risks (X-risk) from frontier AI and the psychological impact of these forecasts on the public. While it touches on catastrophic risk reduction through individual preparedness, it primarily serves as a cultural commentary on the increasing prevalence of AI safety concerns in the Australian public sphere.
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TechnologyAIPrint articleSep 18, 2026 – 4.30pmIn a week when headlines have been dominated by stories about p(doom) – shorthand for the probability of artificial intelligence destroying humanity – we wanted to know what we humans could do to protect ourselves.If AI could kill us, we thought, it should be able to offer some tips on how to survive.Loading...SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleRead MoreAIOpinionGoogleAFR WeekendFetching latest articles