The Download: AI’s extinction risk and bioweapons threat

Plus: Microsoft and OpenAI workers say AI is destroying the web.

This is today's edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology.

On Wednesday, MIT Technology Review hosted a live Roundtables event that asked the question many seem to be asking right now: could AI really kill us all? But attendees had more questions than we had time to answer, so we asked senior AI editor Will Douglas Heaven and AI reporter Grace Huckins to tackle some of the best ones.

The questions they tried to answer include: am I going to die? Why should AI kill us, if at all? Is AI really dangerous, or is it just tech companies drumming up PR? And what steps can be taken to make sure AI is controlled, monitored and regulated effectively?