malevolent

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Anthropic CEO and co-founder Dario Amodei recently cited horrifying scenarios if the technology falls into malevolent hands.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

We know these animals are not malevolent, just trying to survive, and so the traps dispatch them with as little suffering as possible.

From Slate • Aug. 8, 2025

Nothing that’s happened on any of the network’s shows in the last decade has come close to matching the unconsciously malevolent nonsense of this one-off series.

From Salon • Aug. 2, 2025

"Creating the space where a malevolent actor could have done almost whatever they wanted."

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2025

Up above, clouds will billow out of nowhere into dark monstrosities, pregnant with malevolent intent, and a clear blue sky is like a magnifying glass for a punishing sun.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman