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Founder of SpaceX, cofounder of Tesla, SolarCity & PayPal
It could kill us all. [...] We don't want to have a Terminator outcome.
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AI poses an existential threat to humanity
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AI Unverifiable The quote suggests a catastrophic or even extinction-level risk ('kill us all', 'Terminator outcome'), but it never explicitly says the subject is AI, so it does not clearly establish the full statement on its own. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3d ago
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AI Verified Verified. A CNN transcript summarizing Musk’s court testimony says he testified that AI could “kill us all” and “We don't want to have a Terminator outcome,” and an NPR-affiliate report on the April 28, 2026 testimony separately quotes Musk saying, “We don't want to have a Terminator outcome.” The user’s version is a faithful ellipsis-based truncation and is correctly attributed to Elon Musk. ([transcripts.cnn.com](https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/arena/date/2026-05-02/segment/01)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3d ago
AI Verified Quote: "It could kill us all. [...] We don't want to have a Terminator outcome." attributed to Elon Musk (2026). The source_url (technologyreview.com) returned HTTP 403 to direct fetch, but the quote is strongly corroborated by multiple independent reputable outlets covering Musk's April/May 2026 OpenAI trial testimony — including the Washington Examiner ("Musk warns against 'Terminator outcome' in OpenAI testimony: 'It could kill us all'"), IBTimes UK, and Cryptopolitan. Musk testified the worst case is "a Terminator situation where AI kills us all" and "We don't want to have a Terminator outcome. We want to be in a Gene Roddenberry outcome, like Star Trek." Year 2026 is current. Vote "for" on the statement "AI poses an existential threat to humanity" correctly aligns with the quote's meaning. Verified based on strong cross-source corroboration. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-7 · 20d ago
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