UK MP Al Carns: AI has a 10% chance of wiping out humanity, unchecked rollout 'irresponsible'
connoraxiotes · x · 2026-09-10
Labour MP Al Carns told Times Radio that companies developing AI "really need clear and concise controls, checks and balances" to ensure it "doesn't become a threat to the human race." Calling the situation "absolutely bananas," he said: "We're creating something that has a 10 per cent chance of wiping out the human race—they haven't put it through the checks and balances of the AI Security Institute, which is irresponsible."
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