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AI doomerism debate amid CEO warnings
The gist
A former Google DeepMind researcher warned AI could 'kill all humans' as Trump called such fears a 'hoax'.
The split pits AI safety staff against industry and political figures ahead of Anthropic's reported IPO.
How it unfolded
- Jul 2026Bilal Chughtai left Google DeepMind, where he worked as a research engineer on AGI safety and alignment research, according to his LinkedIn profile.
- Sep 11, 2026US legislators pushed AI safety laws amid warnings about human extinction.
- Sep 12, 2026Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for 'pacing the frontier' of the AI race amid safety concerns.