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Former Google DeepMind Researcher Warns AI Could 'Kill All Humans'
WHY IT MATTERS
The growing concern over AI safety highlights the need for coordinated efforts to regulate the development of advanced AI technologies and address emerging risks before they cause harm.
What happened
A former Google DeepMind employee has joined the growing chorus of AI researchers warning that the technology could pose a catastrophic threat to humanity. Bilal Chughtai, who worked on AGI safety and alignment research, resigned from the company in July 2026 and has expressed his concerns about the potential dangers of AI.
Chughtai believes that AI has the potential to kill all humans and that time may be running out to avoid this outcome. He calls for a slowdown in the pace of advanced AI development to allow society to handle emerging risks before extreme harm is realized.
Chughtai's comments come as Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has also called for a slowdown in AI development, winning backing from SpaceXAI's Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. However, President Donald Trump has dismissed the warnings, calling the AI industry's call for regulation a 'hoax'.
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Former Google DeepMind researcher warns AI could ‘kill all humans’
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