# Win Together or Lose Together by Max Tegmark > "When technology gets sufficiently powerful, we either win together or we all lose together." > **— Max Tegmark**, *Future of Life Institute discussion* ## Sources and Context - **Full quotation and context:** [Max Tegmark and the FLI Team on 2020 and existential-risk reduction](https://futureoflife.org/podcast/max-tegmark-and-the-fli-team-on-2020-and-existential-risk-reduction-in-the-new-year/) — The transcript situates the line in Tegmark's argument that sufficiently powerful technology crosses national borders. ## 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/AI Coordination Systems|AI Coordination Systems]] - [[wiki/Control Theory|Control Theory]] - [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - [[wiki/OpenAI Frontier|OpenAI Frontier]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "When technology gets sufficiently powerful, we either win together or we all lose together." — Max Tegmark, Future of Life Institute discussion https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-max-tegmark-win-together-lose ```