# When Used Wisely AIs Have the Potential to Make Our World Safer Not More Dangerous by Maarten Boudry > "When used wisely, AIs have the potential to make our world safer, not more dangerous." > **— Maarten Boudry**, *The Selfish Machine: Will Humanity Be Subjugated by Superintelligent AIs?* ## Sources and Context - **Direct publication (2025-03-31):** [The Selfish Machine: Will Humanity Be Subjugated by Superintelligent AIs?](https://humanprogress.org/the-selfish-machine-will-humanity-be-subjugated-by-superintelligent-ais/) — exact wording verified in the article text. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/STFU About AI and Water and Just Eat Your Burger|STFU About AI and Water and Just Eat Your Burger]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/HumanProgress.org|HumanProgress.org]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "When used wisely, AIs have the potential to make our world safer, not more dangerous." — Maarten Boudry, The Selfish Machine: Will Humanity Be Subjugated by Superintelligent AIs?, 2025-03-31 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-maarten-boudry-ai-makes-world-safer ```