Hinton, Bengio and 20+ researchers warn automated AI research poses extreme risks
The Decoder · rss · 2026-09-29
More than 20 leading AI researchers — including Geoffrey Hinton, Yoshua Bengio, and OpenAI research lead Jakub Pachocki — warn that an "intelligence explosion" from self-improving AI is approaching:
- AI systems could soon automate all AI research, compressing years of progress into months.
- Such recursive self-acceleration means jumps in capability — and risk — could arrive suddenly, leaving little time to respond.
- The signatories span differing camps on AI risk, signaling that concerns about automated AI research are going mainstream.
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