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Ex-Google DeepMind Researcher Adds to Warnings That AI Could 'Kill All Humans'
A former Google DeepMind safety researcher has resigned and warned that AI has the potential to "kill us all," saying time may be running out to avoid the outcome, as a growing chorus of AI researchers call for a slowdown in development. A former Google DeepMind employee has become the latest AI researcher to warn that the technology could "kill all humans," saying time may be running out to avoid that outcome. Bilal Chughtai, who worked on AGI safety and alignment research at Google DeepMind until July 2026, announced his resignation on X on September 14, 2026. "I recently resigned from Google DeepMind, where I worked on AGI safety and alignment research," he wrote. "At Google, I witnessed AI development first hand. I too am extremely concerned by the default trajectory of this technology." "I earnestly believe that AI has the potential to kill us all," Chughtai stated. "And that we might be running out of time to avoid this outcome." His warning follows a wave of similar concerns from researchers at leading AI labs. Last week, Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned, saying the "people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade." ...
