What Salim Ismail has said about AI existential risk
1 quote · 1 episode · Sep 11, 2026
Salim Ismail, Founder of OpenExO and author on exponential organizations, co-host of Moonshots, has been quoted on AI existential risk once in 1 episode of Moonshots with Peter Diamandis, most recently on September 11, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Ismail says his personal probability of AI-caused doom is about 0.1% and that even 10% odds would be acceptable.
“My personal PDoom is about 0.1%, in my opinion”
Moonshots with Peter Diamandis: Should we slow down AI progress? | MOONSHOTS #288 (Sep 11, 2026) · Listen from 34:18
Episodes
Should we slow down AI progress? | MOONSHOTS #288Moonshots with Peter Diamandis · Sep 11, 2026 · 2 h 44 min
The Moonshots panel and Emad Mostaque debate AI safety resignations, P(doom), the Navier-Stokes solution, data as moat, GPU economics and AI-designed longevity drugs.
Others on AI existential risk
- Jeffrey Ladish · 5 quotes
- Connor Leahy · 4 quotes
- Joe Rogan · 3 quotes
- David Robinson · 2 quotes
- Bernie Sanders · 2 quotes
- Bob Lazar · 2 quotes
- Dave Blundin · 2 quotes
- Emad Mostaque · 2 quotes
Salim Ismail on other topics
- Project Meridian · 1 quote
- Decision models · 1 quote
- Artificial general intelligence · 1 quote
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