They said "there are possibly applications", not "there are possible applications". The former implies that there may not be any such applications - the commenter is merely positing that there might be.
So they possibly said something to try and sound smart, but hedged with “possibly” so that nobody could ask for details or challenge them. Possibly peak HNery
> There are possibly applications of existing AI/ML/SL technology which could be more impactful than general intelligence
It's not unreasonable to ask for an example.