Homo sapiens

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Nominally the case turned on OpenAI’s conversion to a for-profit company and Mr. Musk’s worries about Homo sapiens being displaced by superintelligent robots.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Given those extreme conditions, it is remarkable that Homo sapiens survived at all.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

In recent decades, many biologists and anthropologists have come to view Homo sapiens as what’s called a “cooperative breeder.”

From Slate • May 10, 2026

"In western areas, the arrival of Homo sapiens may have added further stress, especially for Neanderthal populations that were already demographically vulnerable," said Burke.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

However, boat building and survival in cold Siberia were both still far beyond the capabilities of early Homo sapiens.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond