# Stagnating Intelligence Is an Even Surer Death Knell by Saul Zimet > "While increasing intelligence, artificial or otherwise, poses serious threats to humanity, stagnating or declining intelligence is an even surer death knell." > **— Saul Zimet**, *The AI Debate: Extinction Versus Salvation* ## Sources and Context - **Direct publication (2026-06-02):** [The AI Debate: Extinction Versus Salvation](https://newsletter.humanprogress.org/p/the-ai-debate-extinction-versus-salvation) — 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 ``` "While increasing intelligence, artificial or otherwise, poses serious threats to humanity, stagnating or declining intelligence is an even surer death knell." — Saul Zimet, The AI Debate: Extinction Versus Salvation, 2026-06-02 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-saul-zimet-stagnating-intelligence-death-knell ```