Bridgewater's Greg Jensen Warns AI Poses Real Extinction Risk to Humanity
The hedge fund's managing chief investment officer argues artificial intelligence could wipe out humanity and proposes a token tax to mitigate job losses.
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First reported by Bloomberg Markets, 1h 42m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
3 publishers have covered this in 6 articles since 11 Sept 2026. Bloomberg Technology published first, on 11 September at 08:00 UTC; MarketWatch followed 1h 42m later. The most recent article, from Quartz, appeared on 11 September at 18:00 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Bloomberg Technology (major outlet), MarketWatch, Quartz.
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How it unfolded
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- Bloomberg TechnologyBridgewater’s Jensen Says AI Will Kill People Before It’s Curbed
- Bloomberg MarketsOdd Lots: Bridgewater’s Jensen on AI’s Extinction Risk (Podcast)
- Bloomberg MarketsBridgewater's Greg Jensen on AI and the Risk to Humans
- Bloomberg TechnologyWhy Bridgewater's CIO Says AI's Human Extinction Risk Is Real
- MarketWatchBridgewater investment chief says AI could wipe out humanity
- QuartzBridgewater's co-CIO warned that AI will kill people before it gets regulated
Sources
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- Why Bridgewater's CIO Says AI's Human Extinction Risk Is Real Bloomberg Technology ·
- Bridgewater's Greg Jensen on AI and the Risk to Humans Bloomberg Markets ·
- Bridgewater’s Jensen Says AI Will Kill People Before It’s Curbed Bloomberg Technology ·
- Odd Lots: Bridgewater’s Jensen on AI’s Extinction Risk (Podcast) Bloomberg Markets ·
- Bridgewater's co-CIO warned that AI will kill people before it gets regulated Quartz
- Bridgewater investment chief says AI could wipe out humanity MarketWatch