# We Learn How to Avoid the Risks by Stephen Hawking > "Unfortunately, it might also be the last, unless we learn how to avoid the risks." > **— Stephen Hawking**, *Independent op-ed with Russell, Tegmark and Wilczek (2014), excerpt 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), excerpt candidate. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/MARS|MARS]] - **Article:** [[articles/AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor|AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor]] - **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]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Artificial General Intelligence|Artificial General Intelligence]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Stephen Hawking|Stephen Hawking]] - [[wiki/Alignment Problem|Alignment Problem]] - [[wiki/State-Dependent Catastrophe|State-Dependent Catastrophe]] - [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - [[wiki/AI Coordination Systems|AI Coordination Systems]] - [[wiki/Marsification|Marsification]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Unfortunately, it might also be the last, unless we learn how to avoid the risks." — Stephen Hawking, Independent op-ed with Russell, Tegmark and Wilczek (2014), excerpt candidate https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-stephen-hawking-learn-avoid-risks ```