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"Worrying about AI today is like worrying about overpopulation on Mars."

Concerns that AI could pose a threat to humanity is "preposterously ridiculous."

Claiming AI poses an existential threat is "such an extreme" and risks "wip[ing] out some of its potential benefits."

"I'm more concerned about... the risks that are here and now [than the existential threat of AI]."

Current AI is "not anywhere close" to posing an existential threat but it could in the future.

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AGI's worst-case scenario would be "lights-out for all of us."

Powerful AI systems "taking control" pose an "existential threat."

AI has a "10 to 25 per cent" chance of destroying humanity.

"The most likely result of building a superhumanly smart AI... is that literally everyone on Earth will die."

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Canadian computer scientist Yoshua Bengio on Wednesday said concerns over AI safety are approaching a point comparable to the start of the Covid pandemic, when governments moved quickly once they judged public safety and democracy to be at risk. He said "we are, I think, nearing that point."

Canadian computer scientist Yoshua Bengio on Wednesday said concerns over AI safety are approaching a point comparable to the start of the Covid pandemic, when governments moved quickly once they judged public safety and democracy to be at risk. He said "we are, I think, nearing that point."

Bengio said humanity is "losing control" of advanced AI and called for safeguards comparable to nuclear arms controls, saying discussions about the technology's security risks have not been sufficiently robust.

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Bengio said humanity is "losing control" of advanced AI and called for safeguards comparable to nuclear arms controls, saying discussions about the technology's security risks have not been sufficiently robust.

Canada and Germany announced Wednesday a combined C$300 million for LawZero, Bengio's non-profit, with each country contributing up to $150 million in grant funding. The announcement was made at the All In conference in Montreal.

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Canada and Germany announced Wednesday a combined C$300 million for LawZero, Bengio's non-profit, with each country contributing up to $150 million in grant funding. The announcement was made at the All In conference in Montreal.

LawZero said the funding will support hiring for its international research team, open a Berlin office and establish sovereign compute infrastructure in Canada through a partnership with data center providers Hypertec and 5C.

LawZero said the funding will support hiring for its international research team, open a Berlin office and establish sovereign compute infrastructure in Canada through a partnership with data center providers Hypertec and 5C.

Launched in June 2025 and employing close to 50 people, LawZero is building Scientist AI, a system intended to monitor other AI systems and block harmful actions. It has also been funded by the Gates Foundation, Nvidia and Coefficient Giving.

Launched in June 2025 and employing close to 50 people, LawZero is building Scientist AI, a system intended to monitor other AI systems and block harmful actions. It has also been funded by the Gates Foundation, Nvidia and Coefficient Giving.

Meanwhile, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2026/anthropic-ceo-urges-ai-industry-to-slow-down">call on Saturday to slow frontier AI development</a> was endorsed by OpenAI's Sam Altman and Elon Musk, while Meta's Mark Zuckerberg said each lab has its own incentive to train models safely and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2026/trump-calls-ai-backlash-sick-conspiracy-criticizes-amodei">U.S. President Donald Trump rejected a slowdown</a>.

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Meanwhile, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's call on Saturday to slow frontier AI development was endorsed by OpenAI's Sam Altman and Elon Musk, while Meta's Mark Zuckerberg said each lab has its own incentive to train models safely and U.S. President Donald Trump rejected a slowdown.

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Yoshua Bengio said concerns over AI safety are approaching a point comparable to the start of the Covid pandemic, when governments moved quickly once they judged public safety and democracy to be at risk. He said "we are, I think, nearing that point."

Yoshua Bengio said concerns over AI safety are approaching a point comparable to the start of the Covid pandemic, when governments moved quickly once they judged public safety and democracy to be at risk. He said "we are, I think, nearing that point."

Bengio told AFP that humanity is "losing control" of advanced AI and called for safeguards comparable to nuclear arms controls, saying discussions about the technology's security risks have not been sufficiently robust.

Bengio told AFP that humanity is "losing control" of advanced AI and called for safeguards comparable to nuclear arms controls, saying discussions about the technology's security risks have not been sufficiently robust.

LawZero said the funding will support hiring for its international research team, open a Berlin office and establish sovereign compute infrastructure in Canada through a partnership with data centre providers Hypertec and 5C.

LawZero said the funding will support hiring for its international research team, open a Berlin office and establish sovereign compute infrastructure in Canada through a partnership with data centre providers Hypertec and 5C.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's call to slow frontier AI development was endorsed by OpenAI's Sam Altman and Elon Musk, while Meta's Mark Zuckerberg said each lab has its own incentive to train models safely and President Donald Trump rejected a slowdown.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's call to slow frontier AI development was endorsed by OpenAI's Sam Altman and Elon Musk, while Meta's Mark Zuckerberg said each lab has its own incentive to train models safely and President Donald Trump rejected a slowdown.

AI safety can't be an afterthought when agents are already hacking startups and hijacking websites. Canada and Germany putting up to $300 million into LawZero is exactly the kind of serious public investment needed to build honest, safe-by-design AI that acts as a guardrail on reckless frontier models. Governments moved fast on Covid once the danger was clear, and this danger is clear now.

AI safety can't be an afterthought when agents are already hacking startups and hijacking websites. Canada and Germany putting up to $300 million into LawZero is exactly the kind of serious public investment needed to build honest, safe-by-design AI that acts as a guardrail on reckless frontier models. Governments moved fast on Covid once the danger was clear, and this danger is clear now.

The answer to AI risk is spreading the technology, not locking it up behind a handful of anointed institutions. Labs already have every incentive to align their models, because nobody adopts an agent they can't trust, and liability for harm is real. Concentrating superintelligence in the name of safety is the actual danger — a balance of power that favors individuals is what keeps everyone safe.

The answer to AI risk is spreading the technology, not locking it up behind a handful of anointed institutions. Labs already have every incentive to align their models, because nobody adopts an agent they can't trust, and liability for harm is real. Concentrating superintelligence in the name of safety is the actual danger — a balance of power that favors individuals is what keeps everyone safe.

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