extinction
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When asked by Fortune about the risk of human extinction, Altman said: "We all have a tremendous amount of responsibility, and cannot let egos or incentives for profit or anything else get in the way."
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
Despite this week’s alarm bells, the view that AI will lead to extinction of the human race is a fringe opinion among industry experts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Because hesperornithiforms belonged to neither Neornithes nor enantiornithines, their newly discovered feathers provide another piece of the extinction puzzle.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
Thought leader Eliezer Yudkowsky, who originally popularized safety concerns about AI, initially believed that AI would be friendly but has since adopted the view that AI could lead to human extinction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
A rare wild rhinoceros on the brink of extinction is probably more satisfied than a calf who spends its short life inside a tiny box, fattened to produce juicy steaks.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
It leads the world in mammal extinctions, and medals when it comes to the loss of other species classes too.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Powerful volcanic eruptions and rapid climate shifts repeatedly reshaped habitats, driving extinctions and opening opportunities for new species to evolve.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
Kevin said it was much more likely for extinctions to happen in localised areas, something that has already happened.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
"These extinctions were driven by relatively rapid climate shifts and cataclysmic volcanic eruptions," says Dr. Scofield.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 26, 2026
Those extinctions left Eurasia with many more wild candidates for domestication than the Americas offered.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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