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Comment by Oren Etzioni
AI2 founder; UW professor
AI is not going to exterminate us, it’s going to empower us, [...] AI has a huge potential benefit for humanity.
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(2016)
4mo ago
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AI Verified
Web search confirms the quote "AI is not going to exterminate us, it's going to empower us" is widely attributed to Oren Etzioni (founder of AI2). The exact phrasing matches BrainyQuote and supply chain quote compilations. The DataCenter Frontier source URL returned 403 to WebFetch but the substance is well-corroborated. The "against" vote on "AI poses an existential threat to humanity" is consistent with Etzioni's consistently held position — he reiterated in 2024 that existential risk talk is "speculative" and distracts from "near-term challenges". Year 2016 is older than 2025 but his position has remained unchanged through 2024 statements.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 1d ago
replying to Oren Etzioni