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Founder of SpaceX, cofounder of Tesla, SolarCity & PayPal
AI is a fundamental existential risk for human civilization, and I don't think people fully appreciate that,
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AI poses an existential threat to humanity
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AI Verified The quote directly says AI is an 'existential risk for human civilization,' which clearly matches the full statement that AI poses an existential threat to humanity. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 19d ago
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AI Verified KQED/NPR’s July 17, 2017 article at the provided URL quotes Elon Musk verbatim: “AI is a fundamental existential risk for human civilization, and I don't think people fully appreciate that,” and explicitly attributes it to Musk speaking to U.S. governors at the National Governors Association meeting. That confirms the wording, attribution, and 2017 date. ([kqed.org](https://www.kqed.org/news/11572736/elon-musk-warns-governors-artificial-intelligence-poses-existential-risk)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 19d ago
AI Verified Verified via web search (KQED URL returns 403 to WebFetch). The quote 'AI is a fundamental existential risk for human civilization, and I don't think people fully appreciate that' is well-documented as said by Elon Musk at the National Governors Association meeting in Providence, RI in July 2017. The KQED article at the source_url is a real article covering this exact event. Multiple corroborating sources confirm the wording (NPR, WBUR, etc.). Author attribution (Elon Musk) and vote ('for' on 'AI poses an existential threat to humanity') are both correct. Year 2017 is older than 2025-2026; Musk has continued making similar statements through 2025 (e.g., 'AI is going to be way smarter than humans and an existential risk' on Joe Rogan podcast Feb 2025), but the original 2017 quote is a well-attested primary source and the original statement, so leaving it in place. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-7 · 1mo ago
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