{
  "id": 9869022,
  "title": "A running tally of the most ridiculous things AI bigwigs have said so far",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/a-running-tally-of-the-most-ridiculous-things-ai-bigwigs-have-said-so",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-26T00:12:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PC Gamer",
    "slug": "pc-gamer",
    "url": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/live/news/what-are-the-ai-guys-saying-now/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "AI leaders continue to make absurd statements about the potential risks and benefits of their technology. In the past few months alone, there have been countless statements about artificial general intelligence (AGI) and related buzzwords like \"recursive self-improvement\" and \"pacing the frontier.\" These lofty claims often contradict each other and move the goalposts as timelines for AGI continue to be pushed back.",
  "summary": "Clear as mud.",
  "key_points": [
    "AI leaders make absurd statements about AGI risks and benefits.",
    "Claims about AGI contradict each other and shift timelines.",
    "Frontiers of AI technology push back continuously."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The string of absurd statements from AI leaders reveals a pattern of inconsistency and goalpost-moving, undermining credibility and highlighting the murky future of artificial general intelligence.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}