Tech Billionaires’ Doomsday Prep: Should We Worry?

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Tech billionaires seem to be doom prepping in the US and New Zealand. Mark Zuckerberg is building a 5,000 sq ft underground shelter in Hawaii. Other tech leaders are buying land with underground spaces. Some worry about artificial general intelligence (AGI) surpassing human intelligence. OpenAI's Ilya Sutskever suggested building bunkers before AGI release. Experts disagree on when AGI might arrive. Some see benefits like curing diseases and solving climate change. Others warn of potential dangers. Governments are taking steps to regulate AI development. Critics say AGI fears distract from current AI impacts. Human brains still outperform AI in many ways. The debate continues on whether AGI will ever materialize. (Updated 10 Oct 2025, 12:37 IST; source: link)

Key Points

• Tech billionaires seem to be doom prepping in the US and New Zealand
• Mark Zuckerberg is building a 5,000 sq ft underground shelter in Hawaii
• Other tech leaders are buying land with underground spaces