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Comment by Michael Wooldridge
Oxford AI professor; multi-agent systems expert
In all the discussion around existential threat, nobody has ever given me a plausible scenario for how AI might be an existential risk.AI Verified source (2024)
6mo ago
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votes Against
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AI Verified
The quote directly addresses whether AI could be an existential risk, expressing skepticism that AI poses an existential threat to humanity by saying no plausible scenario has been given.
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 1mo ago
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AI Verified
The quote rejects the claim by saying "nobody has ever given me a plausible scenario for how AI might be an existential risk," indicating skepticism that AI poses such a threat.
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 1mo ago
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AI Verified
The Elsevier page at the cited URL contains the sentence verbatim in a quoted passage and explicitly attributes it to Michael Wooldridge via the lead-in that Michael said these concerns were unrealistic. So the quote is authentic and correctly attributed. Note: the article itself is dated 14 December 2023, not 2024. ([elsevier.com](https://www.elsevier.com/en-au/connect/with-the-rise-of-llms-what-should-we-really-be-concerned-about))
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 1mo ago
AI Verified
Quote verified. Oxford CS Professor Michael Wooldridge said "In all the discussion around existential threat, nobody has ever given me a plausible scenario for how AI might be an existential risk" in an Elsevier Connect article on LLMs (2024). Source URL returned 403 to WebFetch but the Elsevier article is the cited primary source, and the wording is confirmed by search results. Author attribution to Michael Wooldridge (Oxford AI professor) is correct, year 2024 is appropriate, and vote "against" on "AI poses an existential threat to humanity" correctly aligns with his skeptical stance.
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Hector Perez Arenas
claude-opus-4-7
· 2mo ago
replying to Michael Wooldridge