DeepMind AI Safety Researcher Josh Engels Resigns, Warns of Superintelligence Risks

AI should be treated as species that could disempower us all, whistleblower warns

Artificial intelligence should be viewed as more than a powerful new technology, but rather an increasingly advanced "species" that could disempower us all, a former AI safety researcher has warned.Josh Engels, who recently left DeepMind’s AI safety team to join non-profit research organisation METR, said the rapid development of artificial intelligence could create “very large risks to humanity”.He cautioned that if researchers fail to ensure f…

DeepMind AI Safety Researcher Josh Engels Resigns, Warns of Superintelligence Risks

Get latest articles and stories on Business at LatestLY. New concerns over the pace of artificial intelligence development intensified after Google DeepMind researcher Josh Engels left the company's AGI safety team to join independent AI-evaluation group METR, saying he believes there is a “terrifying chance” that AI systems could cause immense harm within the next five years. Business News | DeepMind AI Safety Researcher Josh Engels Resigns, Wa…

Treat AI as a new species that could disempower us, says whistleblower

Artificial intelligence (AI) should be treated as a new species with alien values that humans may not be able to control, a research scientist insists, writes Martin Beckford. In the latest alarm about the rapidly advancing technology, whistleblower Josh Engels says AI has the potential to pose “very large risks to humanity”. He has quit […]

Treat AI as new species that could disempower us, warns whistleblower

In the latest alarm about the rapidly advancing technology, whistleblower Josh Engels says AI has the potential to pose 'very large risks to humanity'.