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“But even a 5 or 10 percent probability would be pretty bad, and that understandably pushes people toward precaution.”

Peter Thiel 25 September 2026 Peter Thiel interview: AI, Europe, Trump, democracy and longevity (Hvylya)

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But even a 5 or 10 percent probability would be pretty bad, and that understandably pushes people toward precaution.

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Peter Thiel, “But even a 5 or 10 percent probability would be pretty bad, and that understandably pushes people toward precaution.” (said 25 September 2026). Verdict: not checkable. Reliability API, claim c_57669eaad4b5, method 0.1.0+3e03e2df, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_57669eaad4b5

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