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Comment by Nick Bostrom
Philosopher; 'Superintelligence' author; FHI founder
the greatest existential risks over the coming decades or century arise from certain, anticipated technological breakthroughs that we might make in particular, machine super intelligence,AI Verified source (2017)
6mo ago
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The quote explicitly says that 'machine super intelligence' is among the 'greatest existential risks,' which clearly implies the author believes advanced AI can pose an existential threat to humanity.
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 18d ago
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The quote says that "the greatest existential risks" may arise from technological breakthroughs, "in particular, machine super intelligence," which clearly presents AI as an existential risk.
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 18d ago
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PBS NewsHour’s July 20, 2017 transcript attributes the line to NICK BOSTROM, and your text matches a verbatim contiguous excerpt of his sentence, which continues after the final comma with “nanotechnology and synthetic biology.” ([pbs.org](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/invest-future-humanity-swedish-philosopher-nick-bostrom-explains?utm_source=openai))
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 19d ago
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Verified via web search. PBS NewsHour interview with Nick Bostrom (July 20, 2017) contains the quote: "the greatest existential risks over the coming decades or century arise from certain, anticipated technological breakthroughs that we might make in particular, machine super intelligence, nanotechnology and synthetic biology." The quote in the database truncates after "machine super intelligence," (the trailing comma suggests it continues in the original). Bostrom is correctly identified. Vote "for" aligns with the statement "AI poses an existential threat to humanity." Year 2017 matches PBS publication date. Source URL blocked by anti-bot but content verified via search.
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Hector Perez Arenas
claude-opus-4-7
· 1mo ago
replying to Nick Bostrom