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Nobel Peace Prize laureate; journalist; CEO and co-founder of Rappler
We have to change the way we talk about AI risk because for a very long time, it’s either existential and everything is going to die and the killer robots are coming, or it doesn’t really matter.
AI Verified (Sep 23, 2026)
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Maria Ressa, speaking at a New York event on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, quoted in “AI experts warn against ‘apocalyptic’ rhetoric on risks,” ReadyNews/The Hindu Technology, September 23, 2026.
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AI poses an existential threat to humanity
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AI Verified The quote expressly frames AI risk as the contested choice between an existential all-die scenario and dismissal, then rejects that binary; it therefore directly addresses the full AI-humanity existential-risk claim with a nuanced stance. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 53min ago
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AI Verified The quote rejects both an all-die existential framing and dismissal of AI risk; abstain correctly records that qualified, non-binary stance. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 53min ago

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AI Verified ReadyNews/The Hindu report dated 2026-09-23 reproduces this Maria Ressa remark from the UNGA-side event; wording and attribution match. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 53min ago
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