# Super Intelligence Not Under Human Control Is Not Worth Pursuing by Satya Nadella > “Any pursuit of superintelligence has to be grounded in the core principle that if the AI we build is not helping humanity and under human control, it’s not worth pursuing.” > **— Satya Nadella**, *Public statement on superintelligence, September 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Indexed source and context:** [[research/Super Intelligence Week Index of Statements from the White House Luncheon|Super Intelligence Week Index of Statements from the White House Luncheon]], entry “Satya Nadella — Human control.” - **Publication record:** [Source preserving the statement](https://x.com/satyanadella/status/2099220712024408084); the index classifies the wording as a directly attributed report of Nadella’s public post. - **Editorial treatment:** The complete sentence is reproduced with typographic punctuation normalized. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Research index:** [[research/Super Intelligence Week Index of Statements from the White House Luncheon|Super Intelligence Week Index of Statements from the White House Luncheon]] - **Article:** [[articles/Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen|Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Gigawatt Is the New Measure of War|The Gigawatt Is the New Measure of War]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public|The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Satya Nadella|Satya Nadella]] - [[wiki/Humanist AI|Humanist AI]] - [[wiki/AI Control|AI Control]] - [[wiki/Human Control of AI|Human Control of AI]] - [[wiki/Human Flourishing|Human Flourishing]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Any pursuit of superintelligence has to be grounded in the core principle that if the AI we build is not helping humanity and under human control, it’s not worth pursuing.” — Satya Nadella, Public statement on superintelligence, September 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-satya-nadella-super-intelligence-human-control ```