What Bill McKibben thinks about AI alignment

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Writer and climate campaigner; wrote The End of Nature in 1989 and founded 350.org and Third Act.

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1 dated position, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Bill McKibben has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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1. 6 Oct 2026, 21:42 UTC

   Our readingThe rapid growth of AI poses several profound pragmatic reasons for concern.

   Their wordsThere are a series of profound pragmatic reasons to worry about the rapid growth of AI, some of which I’ve described before.

   ↗A human environmentalismbillmckibben.substack.com