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Comment by Stephen Hawking
Theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author
The primitive forms of artificial intelligence we already have, have proved very useful. But I think the development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.AI Verified source (2014)
9mo ago
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votes For
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AI Verified
The quote directly addresses AI as a possible existential danger to humanity, saying that full artificial intelligence "could spell the end of the human race," which clearly matches the statement’s core claim.
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 18d ago
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AI Verified
The quote says "the development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race," which supports AI as an existential threat.
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 18d ago
votes Against
Statement relation comments
AI Verified
The quote directly addresses developing 'full artificial intelligence,' which is effectively the same as building artificial general intelligence, and says it 'could spell the end of the human race.' That clearly implies opposition to the statement.
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 17d ago
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AI Verified
The quote warns that "the development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race," which clearly opposes building AGI.
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 17d ago
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AI Verified
The quote is authentic as given: the provided Guardian article from December 2, 2014 contains the sentence verbatim and attributes it to Stephen Hawking, stating, “Hawking told the BBC: ‘The primitive forms of artificial intelligence we already have, have proved very useful. But I think the development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.’” That confirms the wording, attribution, and 2014 date. ([theguardian.com](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/dec/02/stephen-hawking-intel-communication-system-astrophysicist-software-predictive-text-type))
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 18d ago
AI Verified
Guardian URL blocks WebFetch (403) but Google search snippet directly confirmed the exact quote text from the Guardian article dated December 2, 2014. The original quote came from Hawking's BBC interview about his Intel communication system upgrade, which The Guardian covered. Author attribution is correct (Stephen Hawking, theoretical physicist). Vote alignment is correct: warning that AI "could spell the end of the human race" supports the "for" vote on statement 176 "AI poses an existential threat to humanity".
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Hector Perez Arenas
claude-opus-4-7
· 1mo ago
replying to Stephen Hawking