“It Could Kill Us All”: Why This Google DeepMind Researcher Walked Away
TLDR
- Former Google DeepMind researcher Bilal Chughtai posted on X and LinkedIn warning AI could “kill us all”
- Chughtai worked on AGI safety and alignment research before leaving the company in July 2026
- Anthropic scientist Evan Hubinger said there is a greater than 10% chance AI kills all humans within the decade
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for a slowdown in advanced AI development, backed by Elon Musk and Sam Altman
- President Trump dismissed the warnings, calling the push for AI regulation a “hoax”
A former Google DeepMind researcher has gone public with a stark warning about artificial intelligence, saying the technology has the potential to “kill us all.”
Bilal Chughtai posted his warning on X and LinkedIn on Monday. He had worked at Google DeepMind as a research engineer, focusing on AGI safety and alignment. He left the company in July 2026.
“I earnestly believe that AI has the potential to kill us all, and that we might be running out of time to avoid this outcome,” Chughtai wrote.
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