The Vanishing of an Anti-AI Activist

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Sam Kirchner, the founder of an anti-AI protest group, was on a mission to stop AI’s development. Then he mysteriously disappeared. WSJ’s Zusha Ellinson takes us inside the growing anti-AI movement. As violent threats against AI companies are on the rise, the backlash has tech executives and employees fearing for their lives. Jessica Mendoza hosts.

Further Listening:

- Inside a Debate at OpenAI Over Mass Shootings

- The Killing Spree Tied to a Silicon Valley Intellectual Movement

- Artificial: The Open AI Story

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Sam Kirchner, the founder of an anti-AI protest group, was on a mission to stop AI’s development. Then he mysteriously disappeared. WSJ’s Zusha Ellinson takes us inside the growing anti-AI movement. As violent threats against AI companies are on the rise, the backlash has tech executives and employees fearing for their lives. Jessica Mendoza hosts.

Further Listening:

- Inside a Debate at OpenAI Over Mass Shootings

- The Killing Spree Tied to a Silicon Valley Intellectual Movement

- Artificial: The Open AI Story

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2026-07-31 37 min
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