apocalyptic
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For all the apocalyptic overtones in the film, Gibney doesn’t want audiences to come away feeling hopeless.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
With apocalyptic fears over artificial intelligence reaching a fever pitch, the world’s two most powerful leaders—President Trump and China’s Xi Jinping—plan to discuss the technology at a summit in Washington next week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Even before the GPT-2 paper, A.I. insiders have been issuing apocalyptic, god-in-the-machine proclamations about this software, professing fears that observers rarely followed up on and that almost never lived up to scrutiny.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026
"It was almost apocalyptic," recalls retained firefighter Matt O'Hare, as he describes the scene that greeted him at the devastating wildfire in the New Forest.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
There were not many who paid attention to his apocalyptic talk, for the town was convinced that the priest was rambling because of his age.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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