A former Google DeepMind researcher said he left the AI lab over fears that AI “has the potential to kill us all” and humanity “might be running out of time to avoid this outcome.”

“At Google, I witnessed AI development first hand,” Bilal Chughtai wrote in a statement that he posted on X and other platforms. “I too am extremely concerned by the default trajectory of this technology.”

I recently resigned from Google DeepMind, where I worked on AGI safety and alignment research. 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…