mankind

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Bannon has called AI "the most dangerous technology in the history of mankind."

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

In short, it is unlikely that the global powers will suspend their rivalries in order to concentrate on the existential risks to mankind.

From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026

The concept, as described by the organization: “to create the definitive scientific, cultural and sporting movement that safely evolves mankind into a new superhumanity.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

It was mankind seen through the eyes of a zoologist - not an anthropologist.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

“The inimitable Locke,” he answered, “saith that mankind is engaged in perpetual uneasiness, and that it is lack which motivates us forward. In our desires, we resemble the action of a two-legged table.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson