Homo sapiens

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Nominally the case turned on OpenAI’s conversion to a for-profit company and Mr. Musk’s worries about Homo sapiens being displaced by superintelligent robots.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The study also explored genetic material inherited from Neanderthals and Denisovans, two ancient human groups that interbred with Homo sapiens tens of thousands of years ago.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

In recent decades, many biologists and anthropologists have come to view Homo sapiens as what’s called a “cooperative breeder.”

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Areas suitable for Homo sapiens tended to be more interconnected than those used by Neanderthals.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

It is doubtful whether Homo sapiens will still be around a thousand years from now, so 2 million years is really out of our league.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari