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Comment by Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Astrophysicist, author, science communicator
That branch of AI is lethal. We've got to do something about that. Nobody should build it. And everyone needs to agree to that by treaty. Treaties are not perfect, but they are the best we have as humans.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson, quoted in Eric Hal Schwartz, “'That branch of AI is lethal. We've got to do something about that' — Neil deGrasse Tyson wants to ban AI superintelligence,” TechRadar, March 24, 2026.
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AI Verified Calling AI superintelligence lethal and seeking a treaty ban directly bears on whether AI poses an existential threat. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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AI Verified Recorded answer for is correct. Tyson calls superintelligent AI lethal and seeks a treaty ban; this supports for. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Verified verbatim in the cited TechRadar article, Mar. 24, 2026, attributed to Neil deGrasse Tyson. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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