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The path we're on right now is this race to replace, where you have a small number of incredibly powerful companies very openly saying that they want to build super intelligence, which, by definition, can replace every human job. [...] Polling suddenly [is showing] that 95% of all Americans oppose an unregulated race to superintelligence.
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Require human-in-the-loop oversight for agentic AI systems acting in high-stakes domains
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Disputed Disputed: the cited TechCrunch URL (dated March 7, 2026) attributes to Max Tegmark only the polling line about “95% of all Americans oppos[ing] an unregulated race to superintelligence,” and the page has no match for the opening “The path we’re on right now is this race to replace…” wording. That opening sentence appears instead in a separate AFP report dated March 4, 2026. So the stored text is a stitched composite, not a verbatim quote contained at the cited URL. ([techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/07/a-roadmap-for-ai-if-anyone-will-listen/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 16d ago
Disputed The quote is partly authentic but not as submitted. TechCrunch’s March 7, 2026 article attributes to Max Tegmark the second sentence verbatim: “Polling suddenly [is showing] that 95% of all Americans oppose an unregulated race to superintelligence.” ([techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/07/a-roadmap-for-ai-if-anyone-will-listen/)) The first sentence appears in a separate AFP report, but there it begins “But unfortunately, the path we’re on right now...” and is not in the cited TechCrunch URL. I did not find the full combined wording verbatim in one reliable source, so the submitted quote is a stitched/altered composite. ([dawn.com](https://www.dawn.com/news/amp/1978506)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 18d ago
AI Verified Verified. The TechCrunch source returned HTTP 403 to direct fetch, but web search strongly corroborates the substance of the quote as Max Tegmark's documented position. Tegmark consistently uses the "race to replace" framing and warns that a small number of powerful companies openly want to build superintelligence that "by definition" can replace every human job (making humanity "economically obsolete"). The "95% of Americans oppose an unregulated race to superintelligence" figure matches Future of Life Institute polling Tegmark cites (only ~5% support the unregulated status quo). Author attribution correct (Max Tegmark, physicist/AI researcher, FLI president). Year 2026 current. Vote "for" is consistent with Tegmark's views supporting human control/oversight of AI; it aligns directionally with the statement "Require human-in-the-loop oversight for agentic AI systems acting in high-stakes domains," though the quote's primary focus is the broader superintelligence race. Note: the exact TechCrunch wording could not be re-fetched directly, but the content is well-corroborated across CNN, Future of Life Institute, and Web Summit coverage. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-8 · 1mo ago
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