AI Extinction Risk Communications for the General Public

Fearless, bold, accurate, honest. Based in Baltimore.

Why We Exist

The AI companies are building AI systems that their CEOs and leading outside experts agree have the near-term potential to end all life on Earth.

They openly admit they have no idea how to control these dangerous systems. And they don’t even understand how they work.
Yet they spend all their time and money making these systems stronger, not safer. This has to stop before it’s too late. It starts with public awareness.

What We Do

1. Podcasts for the People

With 5 podcast franchises launching in the summer of 2025, the AI Risk Network and Guardrail are taking the AI x-risk conversation to the general public, where they are, in a way that they’ll want to hear.

2. YouTube’s First AI-Extinction-Risk-Only Network for the General Public

The AI Risk Network on YouTube, with podcasts, videos long and short, horizontal and vertical, video ad campaigns, and with The AI RIsk Network social channels on TikTok, Instagram/Stories/Threads, Facebook, LinkedIn.

3. Media and In-Person Appearances

Our ARN hosts will be appearing in the news, on other podcasts, and in person at panels, events and conferences to spread the urgent message of AI risk.

Our Approach

We keep it simple: Short, compelling, arresting media and messaging, made for regular people. We’re based in Baltimore, not the bubbles of SF, DC and London. For too long, this conversation has been confined to small circles in Silicon Valley and academia. No more.

We’re making AI extinction risk kitchen-table conversation on every street in America.

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Meet the Team

John Sherman

Journalist & founder; turns expert debates into kitchen-table talk.

Oliver Zhang

Board Member, CAIS co-founder

Louis Berman

Board Member

Contact

HQ

506 South Dallas Street, Baltimore, MD 21231