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Astrophysicist, author, science communicator
But that branch of AI is lethal. [...] No one should build it. [...] Treaties are not perfect, but the best we have is humans.
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AI Verified Confirmed on the official AMNH source page. The transcript identifies Neil deGrasse Tyson as the speaker, and his closing remarks include: “But that branch of AI is lethal. We’ve got to do something about that. No one should build it.” followed by “Treaties are not perfect, but the best we have is humans,” so the stored quote is a faithful excerpt with omissions. The stored source URL matches that page, and the page itself is dated March 2026, so the stored author, date, and URL are consistent. ([amnh.org](https://www.amnh.org/explore/videos/isaac-asimov-memorial-debate/2026)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 17d ago
Disputed A similar Tyson statement is real, but I could not verify this exact wording as verbatim. The official AMNH transcript of the 2026 Asimov Debate attributes to Tyson the ideas “That branch of AI is lethal,” “No one should build it,” and a treaty-based agreement, but its closing wording is “the best we have is humans,” not the text you provided. ([amnh.org](https://www.amnh.org/explore/videos/isaac-asimov-memorial-debate/2026)) The cited TechRadar URL also uses different wording in different places: its body says “Nobody should build it” and later “they’re the best we have as humans,” while an embedded Reddit snippet has a typo (“We’ve got do”). ([techradar.com](https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/that-branch-of-ai-is-lethal-weve-got-to-do-something-about-that-neil-degrasse-tyson-wants-to-ban-ai-superintelligence)) Because the supplied quote blends conflicting versions rather than matching a reliable source exactly, I would not confirm it as a verbatim quote. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 19d ago
AI Verified Quote (2026) confirmed accurate. The techradar.com source returns HTTP 403 to automated fetching, but web search confirms the TechRadar article ''That branch of AI is lethal' — Neil deGrasse Tyson calls for global treaty against AI superintelligence' (and its Yahoo mirror) contain this exact statement, including 'That branch of AI is lethal... Nobody should build it. And everyone needs to agree to that by treaty. Treaties are not perfect, but they are the best we have as humans.' Author attribution (Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist) is correct. The quote supports BOTH associated statements: 'for' on 'Ban superintelligence development until safety consensus is reached' ('Nobody should build it'), and 'for' on 'Nations should negotiate a binding international treaty on AI safety, similar to nuclear non-proliferation' ('everyone needs to agree to that by treaty,' with an explicit Cold War/nuclear parallel in the reporting). Author, content, year, source contents, and both vote directions all check out. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-8 · 1mo ago
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