Who said “It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value.”?

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Stephen Hawking. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceFrom the lecture (1996)

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Hawking, S. (n.d.). It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/23307-it-is-not-clear-that-intelligence-has-any/

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Hawking, Stephen. “It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/23307-it-is-not-clear-that-intelligence-has-any/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Hawking, Stephen. “It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/23307-it-is-not-clear-that-intelligence-has-any/.

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