Douglas Murray: I see dangers of AI firsthand — as people make doppelgangers of me!
Douglas Murray discusses the growing concerns surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on society. He highlights recent protests by students against AI's potential to render their skills obsolete and the delicate balance the government must strike between oversight and innovation. Murray shares his personal experience with AI-generated videos impersonating him, emphasizing the need for awareness of the technology's implications.
- ▪Students have protested against AI's impact on their future job prospects.
- ▪The President postponed signing an executive order on AI to consider the balance between oversight and innovation.
- ▪Murray has encountered AI-generated videos that mimic his likeness and speech.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 19 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean right. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ I See Dangers of AI--People Make Doppelgangers of Me — Real Clear Politics
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| Publication time | Thu, 21 May 2026 19:56:11 -0400 |
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Douglas Murray Opinion Douglas Murray: I see dangers of AI firsthand — as people make doppelgangers of me! By Douglas Murray Published May 21, 2026, 7:56 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Every new technology brings fears. No sooner were the printing presses invented than people were smashing them up. Industrialization brought its own opponents. And in our own time everything from smartphones to cryptocurrencies have had their naysayers. But there is a growing backlash to one particular technology that is going to define our era: AI. Just this week Eric Schmidt — the former CEO of Google — was booed by students during a commencement speech at the University of Arizona.
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