# Powerful Enough to Destroy Life by Max Tegmark > "Whereas now, we can either develop super powerful technology and use it to destroy life on earth completely, go extinct and so on. Or, we can create a future where, with the help of artificial intelligence amplifying our intelligence, we can help life flourish like never before." > **— Max Tegmark**, *Future of Life Institute long-form discussion* ## Sources and Context - **Exact original source passage:** "Whereas now, we can either develop super powerful technology and use it to destroy life on earth completely, go extinct and so on. Or, we can create a future where, with the help of artificial intelligence amplifying our intelligence, we can help life flourish like never before." - **Editorial repair and evidence:** The poster retains both sides of Tegmark's contrast and the consequence after either. Locator: his turn in the transcript motivations segment. [Direct source](https://futureoflife.org/podcast/existential-hope-in-2020-and-beyond-with-the-fli-team/). No timecode is asserted. - **Full quotation and context:** [Existential Hope in 2020 and Beyond with the FLI Team](https://futureoflife.org/podcast/existential-hope-in-2020-and-beyond-with-the-fli-team/) — The transcript supplies the full contrast between destructive technology and a flourishing future. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Article:** [[articles/AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor|AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor]] - **Article:** [[articles/Host-Indexed Autonomy|Host-Indexed Autonomy]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Skeuomorphic Interval|The Skeuomorphic Interval]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Artificial Intelligence|Artificial Intelligence]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Alignment Problem|Alignment Problem]] - [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - [[wiki/AI Coordination Systems|AI Coordination Systems]] - [[wiki/Control Theory|Control Theory]] - [[wiki/OpenAI Frontier|OpenAI Frontier]] - [[wiki/Marsification|Marsification]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Whereas now, we can either develop super powerful technology and use it to destroy life on earth completely, go extinct and so on. Or, we can create a future where, with the help of artificial intelligence amplifying our intelligence, we can help life flourish like never before." — Max Tegmark, Future of Life Institute long-form discussion https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-max-tegmark-powerful-enough-destroy-life ```