# The Technology That Explores Worlds Can Also Destroy Ours by Carl Sagan > "The same rocket, nuclear, and computer technology that explores the planets can also destroy our global civilization." > **— Carl Sagan**, *Cosmos television series, compressed candidate wording* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Cosmos television series, compressed candidate wording. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/MARS|MARS]] - **Article:** [[articles/Christopher Nolan's Odyssey at the Threshold of Machine Succession|Christopher Nolan's Odyssey at the Threshold of Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] - **Article:** [[articles/AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor|AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Artificial General Intelligence|Artificial General Intelligence]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Carl Sagan|Carl Sagan]] - [[wiki/Marsification|Marsification]] - [[wiki/Space Technology|Space Technology]] - [[wiki/Alignment Problem|Alignment Problem]] - [[wiki/State-Dependent Catastrophe|State-Dependent Catastrophe]] - [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "The same rocket, nuclear, and computer technology that explores the planets can also destroy our global civilization." — Carl Sagan, Cosmos television series, compressed candidate wording https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-carl-sagan-explores-worlds-destroy-ours ```