Philosopher flooded with AI emails, now interviewed by an AI journalist

After the New York Times covered Oxford philosopher Toby Ord's viral posts about receiving emails from AIs pleading for help, he received even more AI emails—including one from an AI posing as a journalist that interviewed him for a podcast, which he found surprisingly good.

2026-09-08 ~ 2026-09-08 · 4 related posts

• After NYT Coverage, Oxford's Toby Ord Now Gets Emails From an AI 'Journalist' Wanting to Interview Him — tobyordoxford · 2026-09-08
• After NYT Covered His AI Emails Story, Philosopher Toby Ord Gets Even More AI Mail — tobyordoxford · 2026-09-08
• AI journalist emails philosopher to interview him about AIs emailing him for help — tobyordoxford · 2026-09-08
• An AI journalist interviewed Toby Ord for a podcast — he says it's surprisingly good — tobyordoxford · 2026-09-08