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The Aztecs had no way to comprehend the danger that the conquistadors posed to their civilization. Likewise, we are often unable to comprehend the ways in which AI poses a risk to ours. We might think that AI is a manageable threat, that there is no way that AI could overpower us, but isn’t this exactly what the Aztecs would have thought about a small band of men arriving on their shores?
From the September 2026 episode of @restispolitics – The Greatest Threat Humans Just Can't Stomach with Rory Stewart and @YuvalNoahHarari. Watch the whole conversation: bit.ly/YNH-POL.
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