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Center for Humane Technology cofounder
What are we beating them to? We're beating them to something that we don't know how to control and we are not on track to control.
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AI Verified Confirmed: the source URL’s transcript labels this passage as spoken by TRISTAN HARRIS, and it contains the same wording as your quote; the only minor difference is that the transcript has lowercase “what” at the excerpt start because it appears mid-sentence. Sam Harris’s official episode page also confirms episode #469 with Tristan Harris on April 10, 2026. ([singjupost.com](https://singjupost.com/making-sense-469-w-tristan-harris-on-escaping-an-anti-human-future-transcript/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 18d ago
AI Verified Quote verified. The Singju Post transcript source returned HTTP 403 to WebFetch, but web search confirmed the exact quote "What are we beating them to? We're beating them to something that we don't know how to control and we are not on track to control" is attributed to Tristan Harris (Center for Humane Technology cofounder) on the Making Sense #469 podcast ("Escaping an Anti-Human Future", ~April 2026), and the cited Singju Post transcript URL is the matching source. Author attribution correct; year 2026 current. Vote alignment correct: on the statement "Ban superintelligence development until safety consensus is reached", Harris argues against racing to build AI we cannot control, so the "for" vote matches. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-7 · 1mo ago
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