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THE DEBATE IN JAPAN, IN CONTEXT.2026.09.08

How Japan covers the risk of AI extinction.

Newspapers, programmes, reviews and conversations. Who is speaking, where they appear, and what is being debated.

56catalogued recordsJA / EN
01 / 2023

Reporting the joint statement

Publication records for NHK, TBS, TV Asahi and BBC Japanese.

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02 / 2024–2025

Scenarios and disagreement

Hinton’s warnings, AI 2027, and disagreement about accelerating development.

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03 / 2026

Authors and domestic debate

A Japanese book edition, author interviews, newspaper reviews and public discussions.

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2025

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R202025-12-07
WIRED JapanInterview / dialogue

The thinkers who argue superintelligence will kill us all

Reporting involving Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares, including critical questions. Japanese-language publication does not by itself establish original reporting conducted in Japan.

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  1. Source 1 · wired.jp ↗
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2026

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R512026-04-22 (publication)
Hayakawa PublishingBook

Japanese publication of If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies

By Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares, translated by Yuko Sakurai. The Japanese edition provides context for reviews and discussions; its publication is not a news report.

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  1. Source 1 · www.hayakawa-online.co.jp ↗
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R112026-04-24
TBS CROSS DIG / ULTRA SCIENCEInterview / dialogue

Could superintelligent AI eliminate humans without malice?

Nate Soares discusses AI risk with Kenichiro Mogi and Ryuichiro Takeshita. The official page confirms publication on April 24, 2026, and recording on March 24. This is an online programme; terrestrial broadcast is not established.

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  1. Source 1 · newsdig.tbs.co.jp ↗
  2. Source 2 · www.youtube.com ↗
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R182026-07-07
NewsPicksInterview / dialogue

Why discuss the risk of AI destroying humanity now?

An interview with Nate Soares listed for July 7, 2026. Public page metadata is accessible; this archive does not reproduce the subscriber article.

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R492026-07-27
Hayakawa Foundation / Hayakawa PublishingEvent

The future of AI, humanity and literature

July 27, 19:00–20:30 JST, at the Japan Publishers Club and online, with Anno, Hase and Komamura. Soares contributed a video message. Capacities of 200 in person and 1,000 online are not actual attendance figures.

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  1. Source 1 · www.hayakawa-online.co.jp ↗
  2. Source 2 · 20260727bungakumirai.peatix.com ↗
  3. Source 3 · realsound.jp ↗

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R292026-07-30
Real Sound BookEvent report

AI, coexistence and the future of literature

A report on the July 27 discussion with Satoshi Hase, Takahiro Anno and Keigo Komamura. It also describes a video message from Nate Soares, not an in-person appearance.

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Asahi ShimbunInterview / dialogue

Superintelligence and human extinction: what can stop the race?

Interview with Nate Soares. The supplied bibliography dates the online edition July 31 and the print interview August 1. The article body and print clipping have not been obtained.

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  1. Source 1 · www.asahi.com ↗
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R39Date unconfirmed
Hayakawa Books & MagazinesPublisher excerpt

How competition can drive catastrophic AI development

A publisher-authorised excerpt from the book. This archive links to the excerpt and summarises its subject; it does not translate the full excerpt.

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  1. Source 1 · www.hayakawabooks.com ↗
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ABOUT THIS ARCHIVE

Coverage is not confirmation.

Scope

All 49 entries in the supplied bibliography are included, plus seven additional records from source searches. This is not an exhaustive search of print, paywalled articles or broadcast archives. The 56 records are not 56 independent news reports.

Newspapers, broadcaster web output, translated journalism, publisher promotion, individual commentary and events are distinguished. Publication volume cannot establish how many people understand the arguments.

English & newspaper clippings

English accompanies the Japanese descriptions. English titles are editorial renderings, not official English headlines from the outlets. The images page pairs two Asahi headline excerpts and the top of a TBS article with English versions. Full article translations are not included.

Japanese excerpts were captured after checking their sources in a browser. English images are unofficial editorial translations, not English editions issued by the outlets. Hidden text has not been reconstructed.

Keep the arguments distinct

Soares and Yudkowsky’s strong extinction predictions, Kokotajlo’s alternative scenarios and Hinton’s risk warnings are distinct claims. Extinction, catastrophe and loss of human control are not interchangeable.

Figures such as “88% accurate” and “70%” depend on their sources’ definitions and assessments. They are not treated here as validated statistics. Agreement with an argument is different from understanding it.