Jo Ling Kent(@jolingkent):Coxon’s tweets & subsequent post from @DarioAmodei seem to have hit public opinion pretty fast: 17% of those polled say the AI destroying to humanity is “almost certain to happen.” 20% say “significant risk” Zooming in: same % of Trump & Harris voters chose “almost certain”

2026.09.17 00:15

Coxon’s tweets & subsequent post from @DarioAmodei seem to have hit public opinion pretty fast: 17% of those polled say the AI destroying to humanity is “almost certain to happen.” 20% say “significant risk” Zooming in: same % of Trump & Harris voters chose “almost certain”

Andrew Curran@AndrewCurran_

2026.09.16 17:59

The Coxon cascade appears to have had an immediate impact on public opinion. New polling from Politico, taken over the last few days, finds that nearly two-thirds of Americans now say there is at least a moderate risk that AI will destroy humanity.