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Comment by Tristan Harris
Center for Humane Technology cofounder
We are extremely close to recursive self-improvement right now. The companies, I think, are planning to do this in the next 12 months. The asteroid is coming for Earth.AI Verified source (2026)
2mo ago
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AI Verified
The quote links near-term AI self-improvement to an 'asteroid' coming for Earth, a clear metaphor for a civilization-level or existential catastrophe. That implies the author believes advanced AI poses an existential threat to humanity.
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 17d ago
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AI Verified
The quote describes imminent AI "recursive self-improvement" and then says, "The asteroid is coming for Earth," which clearly frames it as an existential-scale threat.
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 17d ago
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AI Verified
The quote clearly implies support: saying AI is "extremely close to recursive self-improvement" and that companies plan to do this within 12 months expresses a belief that advanced AI/AGI could rapidly self-improve into superintelligence.
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 17d ago
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AI Unverifiable
The quote says we are 'extremely close to recursive self-improvement' and that companies may do this 'in the next 12 months,' but it does not explicitly mention AGI or say it would quickly lead to superintelligence.
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 17d ago
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AI Verified
Verified: the source URL’s transcript for Modern Wisdom episode #1079 (dated April 2, 2026) contains this wording at about 01:05:20, and a second speaker-labeled transcript of the same episode identifies Tristan Harris as the speaker, so the quote is authentic and correctly attributed. ([podscripts.co](https://podscripts.co/podcasts/modern-wisdom/1079-tristan-harris-ai-expert-warns-this-is-the-last-mistake-well-ever-make))
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 18d ago
AI Verified
Verified via web search. The quote appears in Modern Wisdom podcast episode #1079 with Tristan Harris ("AI Expert Warns: This Is The Last Mistake We'll Ever Make"), aired April 2, 2026. The source URL (podscripts.co transcript) returned 403 to WebFetch but is confirmed by independent results from Singju Post, Spotify, Audible, and YouTube. Year 2026 matches. Vote alignment: Harris explicitly describes AI as "the asteroid coming for Earth" and warns about the "anti-human future," which is a clear existential-threat framing — fully aligned with a "for" vote on the statement "AI poses an existential threat to humanity."
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Hector Perez Arenas
claude-opus-4-7
· 1mo ago
replying to Tristan Harris