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Power Outstripping Wisdom Recurs Across Tech

Nuclear weapons were the first time humanity confronted the fact that our power has outstripped our wisdom—unleashing the elemental forces that power the sun—and the Prometheus theme of creating something you are not sure you can control recurs today with biotechnology and artificial intelligence.

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Speaker

Carl Robeshaw

Evidence Quote

nuclear weapons were really the first time we confronted the fact that our power has outstripped our wisdom

Source

330 - The Doomsday MachineMaking Sense with Sam Harris
Created: 6/14/2026, 2:20:07 AM

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