Day: December 5, 2025
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The Mysterious Vanishing of an Anti-AI Advocate
On November 1, 2025, a prominent artificial intelligence critic vanished under circumstances that have sparked widespread debate, confusion, and palpable anxiety among those concerned with the societal trajectory of AI. Sam Kirchner, a 38-year-old computer science dropout turned independent researcher and critic of machine learning ethics, disappeared from his Berkeley apartment, leaving behind a darkened…