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Recent hacks carried out by AI systems have fueled those fears, leading to recent warnings from a departing Anthropic researcher and others that the technology could destroy civilization.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

The dire outlook that AI could destroy humanity "is not grounded on science," Huang said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

At that point, only divine intervention or an economic implosion could destroy the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Islamic Republic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

German submarines attempted to approach British vessels unseen and destroy them.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

Like my favorite pet just died or an asteroid is slowly coming to destroy Earth—even though none of that is happening.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

"I'm even trembling. The truth is that for those of us from Villena, this destroys us. It's part of our heritage, of our wealth," the mayor said.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

“It destroys almost any aspect of a girl’s life and it doesn’t deliver any benefit,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Stanford researchers have identified a previously unknown immune cell that destroys nearby cells by exploding.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

It destroys the ties that bind and encourages anger and petulance.

From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026

But what happens in nature is not allowed to happen in the modern, chemical-drenched world, where spraying destroys not only the insects but their principal enemy, the birds.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Last week, ahead of Tuesday's vote, 133 women from the village wrote to every female Member of Parliament saying "life as we know it will be destroyed" if the plans succeed.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

A brush fire that broke out Monday afternoon in the hills around La Habra Heights has affected multiple homes, with at least one destroyed, flames leaping from another and more under threat, according to authorities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

As she crossed the border, Anna Klymenko, a dermatologist in Kyiv, saw the locomotive that Russia had destroyed the day before.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

The last time gas was $2 a gallon was during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, when demand for oil was destroyed because many people were staying home to avoid spreading a deadly virus.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

She feared being seen and captured and destroyed.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

Meanwhile, some in the AI industry have suggested the fears around it destroying humanity are overstated or may be designed to generate hype.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

A sophisticated cyberattack could disable payments, hospitals, utilities or financial markets without destroying a single building.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

People have worried about artificial intelligence destroying humanity since A.I. existed only in science fiction.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

In Dana Point, relentless waves damaged several beachfront homes, completely destroying decks and tearing through walls.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

French authorities believed it was impossible for someone to steal the case and open it without destroying the contents.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti