# AI Could Be the Biggest Event in Human History by Stephen Hawking > "Success in creating AI would be the biggest event in human history." > **— Stephen Hawking**, *Independent op-ed with Russell, Tegmark and Wilczek (2014), wording candidate* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Independent op-ed with Russell, Tegmark and Wilczek (2014), wording candidate. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] - **Article:** [[articles/Christopher Nolan's Odyssey at the Threshold of Machine Succession|Christopher Nolan's Odyssey at the Threshold of Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/Uploading Is Imminent|Uploading Is Imminent]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Stephen Hawking|Stephen Hawking]] - [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - [[wiki/Machine Civilization|Machine Civilization]] - [[wiki/Uploaded Intelligence|Uploaded Intelligence]] - [[wiki/Substrate-Independent Evolution|Substrate-Independent Evolution]] - [[wiki/Civilizational Handoff|Civilizational Handoff]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Success in creating AI would be the biggest event in human history." — Stephen Hawking, Independent op-ed with Russell, Tegmark and Wilczek (2014), wording candidate https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-stephen-hawking-ai-event-human-history ```