Michael Wooldridge on AI poses an existential threat to human…

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.

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AI poses an existential threat to humanity

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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. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 4mo 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. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 4mo 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)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 4mo 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. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-7 · 4mo ago

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Create a global institute for AI, similar to CERN

There’s a good argument that there should be a Cern for AI where governments collaborate to develop AI openly and robustly so we understand and trust the technology we are developing. That’s not going to happen if it’s developed behind closed doors. ...

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