{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Amanpour &amp; Company","provider_url":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/amanpour-and-company","author_name":"Amanpour &amp; Company","author_url":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/amanpour-and-company","title":"\"Doom Trolling:\" Why AI Leaders Are Stoking Fear About Their On Tech | Video | Amanpour &amp; Company | PBS","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"K0tljb6KeJ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/amanpour-and-company\/video\/tk-h26n9i\/\">&#8220;Doom Trolling:&#8221; Why AI Leaders Are Stoking Fear About Their On Tech<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/amanpour-and-company\/video\/tk-h26n9i\/embed\/#?secret=K0tljb6KeJ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;&#8220;Doom Trolling:&#8221; Why AI Leaders Are Stoking Fear About Their On Tech&#8221; &#8212; Amanpour &amp; Company\" data-secret=\"K0tljb6KeJ\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/amanpour-and-company\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/amanpour-and-company\/files\/2026\/06\/JKOqbzA-asset-mezzanine-16x9-C3dK1ff-768x432.jpg","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":338,"description":"Leaders of some of the world's biggest AI companies have warned of potentially catastrophic consequences from the technology they're building. But computer science professor Cal Newport says this messaging is misleading. Newport joins the show to discuss why he believes the AI industry should stop what he calls \"doom trolling.\""}