Wednesday briefing: Why tech companies might be only too happy for us to believe AI will 'kill us all'

A protester holds a sign during a protest outside of OpenAI headquarters calling for a pause in AI development, in San Francisco, California, March 2026. A protester holds a sign during a protest outside of OpenAI headquarters calling for a pause in AI development, in San Francisco, California, March 2026. Wednesday briefing: Why tech companies might be only too happy for us to believe AI will'kill us all' In today's newsletter: It is hard to tell fact from fiction when it comes to AI. What is really going on - and what should the government do about it? As a general rule, it pays to be suspicious of any gigantic company that claims it's developing a tool capable of destroying humanity.