aceThe comedians turning AI anxiety into punchlines: ‘It’s so good, it’ll completely alter our grasp on reality’
“Best case scenario, we never have to do any admin again,” says an AI CEO. “Worst case, we all die.” A young man struggles to the top of a beautiful mountain, words echoing in his ears: “AI will most likely lead to the end of the world, but in the meantime, there will be great companies created.” At the top of the mountain, he triumphantly holds up a sign: “Build a datacenter here.” On the New York subway, posters herald what appear to be AI startups. “What if forks were spoons?” asks an ad for Cutlery.ai. Anoth…
Satire can reach audiences that serious warnings miss, prompting people to question AI claims and, in one case, drawing hundreds to gatherings against datacenters.
The article offers no evidence that comedy has changed company behavior; its own sources say sentiment shift will take time and that toppling a corporation is lofty.
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- JournalismThe Guardian2026-09-25
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