# Humanity Is Now Its Own Greatest Danger by Martin Rees > “From now on, the worst dangers come from us.” > **— Martin Rees**, *Can we prevent the end of the world?, TED, 2014* ## Sources and Context - **Direct publication and full context:** [Can we prevent the end of the world?](https://www.ted.com/talks/martin_rees_can_we_prevent_the_end_of_the_world) — The linked publication contains the quoted passage and its surrounding argument. - **Master research record:** [[research/Martin Rees on Machine Succession, Post-Human Intelligence, and the Cosmic Future|Martin Rees on Machine Succession, Post-Human Intelligence, and the Cosmic Future]] — preserves this object inside the open Martin Rees source dossier. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Cannot Un-Strike the Match|We Cannot Un-Strike the Match]] - **Article:** [[articles/Safety Discourse Is Transition Discourse|Safety Discourse Is Transition Discourse]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public|The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Existential Risk|Existential Risk]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Technological Risk|Technological Risk]] - [[wiki/Anthropocene|Anthropocene]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “From now on, the worst dangers come from us.” — Martin Rees, Can we prevent the end of the world?, TED, 2014 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-martin-rees-humanity-now-own-greatest-danger ```