Former Google DeepMind researcher warned of AI risks to humanity
In Singapore, the country from which the material originates, former Google DeepMind research engineer Bilal Chughtai said that artificial intelligence could potentially destroy humanity and that there may be less time left to avoid such a scenario. Channel NewsAsia reports, citing Reuters.
Statement by former DeepMind employee
In a post on social network X, Chughtai said that he recently left Google DeepMind, where he worked on safety and alignment research for artificial general intelligence systems. In his assessment, AI has the potential to kill all humans, and there may not be enough time to prevent this outcome.
According to Chughtai's LinkedIn profile, he worked at Google DeepMind as a research engineer, co-authored the company's scientific papers and left the company in July 2026. Google did not respond to a Reuters request for comment sent outside business hours.
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Warnings about the pace of AI development
Chughtai's statement came amid other warnings from researchers about the risks of advanced AI systems. Last week, Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon said that he resigned, in part because, according to him, people developing AI sincerely believe that the technology could destroy humanity before the end of the decade.
Anthropic scientist Evan Hubinger agreed with Coxon's comments and said that, in his view, the probability of AI destroying all humans within the next decade exceeds 10%. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for slowing the pace of advanced AI development; Reuters reports that this position was supported by Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
Chughtai also believes that safe AI development is possible with coordination between companies, which would make it possible to avoid what he called a maniacal race. He called for developing technologies at a pace society can handle and addressing new risks before they cause serious harm.
