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Comment by Sam Harris
American author, philosopher, and neuroscientist
I’m going to describe how the gains we make in artificial intelligence could ultimately destroy us.
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(2016)
4mo ago
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Quote verified. Sam Harris said this in his 2016 TED Talk "Can we build AI without losing control over it?" The exact passage is: "I'm going to describe how the gains we make in artificial intelligence could ultimately destroy us. And, in fact, I think it's very difficult to see how they won't destroy us or inspire us to destroy ourselves." Source URL (ideas.ted.com) returned 403 to WebFetch, but the TED talk transcript and multiple secondary sources (Future of Life Institute, HighExistence, NPR) confirm the exact wording. Author attribution to Sam Harris is correct, year 2016 is correct, and vote "for" on "AI poses an existential threat to humanity" correctly aligns with the quote's explicit warning. Harris has maintained this stance through 2025.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 1d ago
replying to Sam Harris