Google DeepMind researcher warns AI may ‘kill us all’ in exit note

An artificial intelligence researcher, Bilal Chughtai, who recently resigned from Alphabet's Google DeepMind division, issued a stark warning regarding the trajectory of rapid AI advancement. Chughtai expressed severe concerns that superintelligent systems exceeding human capabilities could emerge within the next few years, potentially posing catastrophic existential risks to humanity. His exit statement adds to an intensifying wave of warnings from prominent industry researchers urging caution over unfettered AI development. The warning follows similar cautionary steps across the sector. Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon recently resigned over safety concerns, while Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay advocating for increased regulatory oversight and a slowdown in AI model training. Key industry figures, including Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, endorsed the regulatory push, with OpenAI subsequently postponing its planned initial public offering past 2026. While U.S. political leaders continue to back data center expansion alongside chipmakers like NVIDIA, the growing friction over safety standards and regulatory scrutiny introduces potential headwinds for AI enterprise spending and valuation multiples.