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- **Posted:** 2026-09-17T18:54:20.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Dinis Guarda (@dinisguarda_) — https://gondola.cc/dinisguarda_

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Can AI Destroy Humanity?

“Once machine thinking starts, it will outstrip our feeble human powers. We should expect machines to ultimately take control.”
— Alan Turing (1951), pioneer of computing.

Ten months ago, I wrote The AI Apocalypse Nobody Wants to Talk About. Over the past two years, I have also interviewed Nick Bostrom, author of Superintelligence and Deep Utopia, alongside researchers, technologists and AI leaders working at the frontier of this debate. In both, I highlighted the challenges and the opportunities we face with AI.

Across all my research and interviews with leading AI makers, creators, and authors, one thing is clear: AI is the biggest shift in human history. But what’s happening now goes a step further. I want to highlight that AI represents the next stage in our species’ evolution.

Geoffrey Hinton, one of the pioneers of modern deep learning, has publicly estimated a significant probability that advanced AI could eventually pose an existential threat to humanity. It is not a scientific consensus, but the fact that researchers of Hinton’s stature are openly discussing the risk of extinction should prompt us to examine the question seriously.

Sam Altman and the OpenAI team have said that, in 2026, we are in “AGI” (artificial general intelligence) territory — a term first used by Mark Gubrud in 1997 and later popularised by computer scientist Ben Goertzel, alongside collaborators like Shane Legg, around 2002–2007.

So, can AI destroy humanity?

My thoughts here https://citiesabc.com/can-ai-destroy-humanity

#ai #humanity #automation #aiagents #explorer

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