Google DeepMind staffer says AI may ‘kill us all’ in exit post

Bilal Chughtai announced on Monday, September 14, that he had resigned from Google DeepMind, where he worked on AI safety and alignment. He published the announcement on both X and LinkedIn. In the post, he wrote: 'I earnestly believe that AI has the potential to kill us all.'

The report describes Chughtai as the latest AI researcher to voice grave concerns in recent days. It does not name the other researchers it refers to, and it does not quote any response from Google DeepMind. Chughtai's LinkedIn profile, according to the report, lists his current employer as BlueDot Impact, a non-profit organisation that trains people in AI safety. The report does not state the terms of his departure beyond the fact of the resignation, nor does it give his length of service at the company.

Chughtai's stated role at Google DeepMind was in AI safety and alignment. The report places his resignation alongside concerns voiced by other researchers in the same period, without specifying their employers, their statements, or the subject matter of those concerns. The report does not identify any specific capability, model, or timeline behind the concerns Chughtai expressed in the post. The article does not include a response from BlueDot Impact, and does not indicate whether Chughtai will continue to work on AI safety in his new role, which the report describes as training others in the field.