Ex-DeepMind researcher says a one‑in‑three chance AI will kill humans in ten years
Alex Turner, a former DeepMind researcher who left Google in July after the company signed a Pentagon AI contract, warned at the NDTV World Summit that there is a one‑in‑three chance artificial intelligence could kill humans within the next ten years. He said rapid advances are outpacing scientists’ ability to understand or control systems, describing an “intelligence explosion” where AI may…
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- Ex-DeepMind researcher Alex Turner warned of a one‑in‑three chance AI could kill humans within ten years.
- Turner said AI development may outpace scientists’ ability to control systems, citing an “intelligence explosion.”
- Bill Gates and Anthropic whistleblower Jacob Coxon also warned AI poses existential risks.
Turner cited a colleague who told him AI is already “monitoring” itself and that firms are creating new AIs to watch earlier ones, reducing human checks. He likened the situation to past industry deceptions, noting that “big AI says these risks are fake.” The warning echoes recent comments from Bill Gates, who said AI could cause a billion deaths without strict safeguards, and from Anthropic whistleblower Jacob Coxon, who warned the technology could end humanity.
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'There's a one in three chance AI will kill mankind in ten years', ex-Google DeepMind researcher warns
dailymail.com · 23 October 2026
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