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“Will artificial intelligence develop in ways that benefit and protect humanity, or will machines develop intentions of their own and become a threat to humans?”
― Walter Isaacson, Elon Musk

“Fermi’s Paradox, named after the Italian American physicist Enrico Fermi, who in a discussion of alien life in the universe said, “But where is everyone?” Mathematically it seemed logical there were other civilizations, but the lack of any evidence raised the uncomfortable possibility that the Earth’s human species might be the only example of consciousness. “We’ve got this delicate candle of consciousness flickering here, and it may be the only instance of consciousness, so it’s essential we preserve it,” Musk says. “If we are able to go to other planets, the probable lifespan of human consciousness is going to be far greater than if we are stuck on one planet that could get hit by an asteroid or destroy its civilization.”
― Walter Isaacson, Elon Musk

“In the twenty-first century, one state is in the process of dominating the export and consumption of rare metals. That state is China.”
― Guillaume Pitron, The Rare Metals War: the dark side of clean energy and digital technologies

“Apple, which sells twice as many iPhones in China as it does in the US, earns more than $100 million in China every day.”
― Keyu Jin, The New China Playbook: Beyond Socialism and Capitalism