Demis Hassabis: AI could cause 'major' incidents within 2 years without safeguards
TorturedPoet30 · reddit · 2026-10-14
Speaking at an AI conference in Dublin, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis warned that AI systems could cause "major" incidents within two years without adequate safety work. He called recent incidents "early warning shots" from systems that "aren't that powerful yet," urging industry, companies, and governments to do more on securing these systems as capabilities grow.
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