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Connor Leahy claims some AI CEOs build bunkers over unrest fears

Jack Neel · AI Insider's WARNING: “1,200 AI’s Just Broke Out!” The Biggest Incident in History | Connor Leahy · September 7, 2026
Connor Leahy claims some AI CEOs build bunkers over unrest fears
Jack Neel
Jack Neel
AI Insider's WARNING: “1,200 AI’s Just Broke Out!” The Biggest Incident in History | Connor Leahy
"Oh, they definitely are. A lot of rich people do this. Um, I don't think it's for the AI though. I think the reason they do it is because they fear public revolt because the bunker will be useless against the super intelligence."
Connor Leahy says some AI executives are building bunkers and argues this is common among wealthy people. He says he doubts the motive is fear of superintelligent AI, and claims some billionaires told him they fear public backlash and vigilante violence.
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