mankind

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“Elon started SpaceX with the goal to change mankind and make us a multiplanetary species,” SpaceX CFO Bret Johnsen said in a 17-minute video hosted on the website, referring to CEO Elon Musk.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

The yes-or-no questions posed by Polymarket don’t always have clear answers, despite the company’s CEO Shayne Coplan once saying External link that prediction markets are “the most accurate thing we have as mankind right now.”

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

The concept, as described by the organization: “to create the definitive scientific, cultural and sporting movement that safely evolves mankind into a new superhumanity.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

“Technology, AI, is supposed to support mankind, it is supposed to help mankind, it is supposed to advance mankind. Not end it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

One can be, indeed one must strive to become, tough and philosophical concerning destruction and death, for this is what most of mankind has been best at since we have heard of man.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin