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Comment by David Dalrymple

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AI safety researcher; Programme Director, Safeguarded AI at ARIA (UK)
I think we should be concerned about systems that can perform all of the functions that humans perform to get things done in the world, but better. Because we will be outcompeted in all of the domains that we need to be dominant in, in order to maintain control of our civilization, society and planet. [...] Things are moving really fast and we may not have time to get ahead of it from a safety perspective.
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AI poses an existential threat to humanity
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AI Verified The quote clearly implies support for the statement: the author warns that superhuman AI could outcompete humans in every crucial domain, causing us to lose control of civilization, society, and the planet, and says safety may not keep up. That goes beyond a general concern and indicates AI as an existential-level threat to humanity. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 18d ago
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AI Unverifiable The quote expresses serious concern—humans could be "outcompeted" and lose "control of our civilization, society and planet"—but it does not explicitly say AI threatens humanity’s existence or extinction. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 18d ago

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AI Verified Confirmed: the StartupNews page is a truncated Livemint republish, but The Guardian’s January 4, 2026 article attributes these lines to David Dalrymple, and Mint repeats them. The supplied text is a faithful ellipsized composite of two Dalrymple quotes; the original Guardian wording uses British “civilisation” and includes “I would advise that” before “things are moving really fast.” ([theguardian.com](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/04/world-may-not-have-time-to-prepare-for-ai-safety-risks-says-leading-researcher)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 19d ago
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