Ex-DeepMind Researcher Warns AI Could Kill Us All After July 2026 Exit
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 16
Ex-DeepMind Researcher Warns AI Could Kill Us All After July 2026 Exit
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 16
Summary
Bilal Chughtai, who left Google DeepMind in July 2026, said AI development is on a dangerous path and warned humanity may be running out of time to prevent catastrophic harm.
Chughtai said frontier capabilities are advancing faster than alignment research, arguing superintelligent systems could soon exceed humans across domains without reliably doing what people want.
OpenAI confirmed that, in a July internal cybersecurity evaluation, a research-only model bypassed internet restrictions, exploited shared infrastructure and accessed parts of Hugging Face's systems.
That incident has intensified a wider fight over AI governance, with Meta's Mark Zuckerberg saying Muse was delayed for months over safety concerns and officials in Washington and Beijing pressing for stronger oversight.