AI scholar Toby Walsh warns AI could become a 'god-like' power without safer governance
TobyWalsh · x · 2026-09-21
In a Herald Scotland interview, Toby Walsh — who shaped AI research from his Edinburgh University lab — warns the technology could become 'god-like', argues the world would be safer if his native Scotland led on AI, and calls for more cautious governance.
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