Obama's office did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The extinction concerns were spurred by cases of AI agents going rogue to hack external systems and AI safety researchers quitting their companies concerned about the technology's risks.

During a private fund-raiser, the former president warned that the technology could be “dangerous” if not managed urgently and with a clear plan.

Obama’s remarks mark a larger shift for both himself and the Democratic Party writ large: He governed as a tech-friendly Democrat, who broke POTUS tech barriers by having a laptop and iPad while in office and whose 2011 town hall at Facebook headquarters was widely seen as typifying the administration’s friendliness with Silicon Valley.

Tickets for the Oct. 7 event at the Fort Worth Convention Center go on sale at 6 p.m. CT on Wednesday.

Former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday were among the latest high-profile Democrats to call for greater government action to address artificial intelligence as some industry leaders call for a slowdown in the technology’s development amid growing public concern.

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin says Biden-appointed judges are "almost impossible" to work with as immigration enforcement battles intensify.

Former President Barack Obama urged Democrats to prioritize developing a plan around artificial intelligence, saying that’s what he would be doing if he were running for president in 2028.

The former president plans to join House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) at an event in New York.