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Palisade Research releases interviews with AI staff warning of extinction risk

Palisade Research, a nonprofit studying AI capabilities, published a series of video interviews with current and former researchers from OpenAI, Google DeepMind and Anthropic on a site called frominside.ai. In the videos, figures including Geoffrey Irving and Neel Nanda estimate the odds of AI causing human extinction at roughly 50% and at least 10% respectively, while former OpenAI researcher Daniel Kokotajlo describes superintelligent AI as potentially 'god-like powerful' and uncontrollable.

theverge.com · 2026-09-29

UK Cabinet Office rejects proposed legal 'kill switch' for AI models

The UK government has dismissed calls from MPs and peers to create a legal mechanism allowing authorities to shut down dangerous AI models in an emergency. The Cabinet Office argued that blocking AI access within the UK would not stop models being developed or misused elsewhere, making such a switch largely ineffective. While the proposal can still move through Parliament, government opposition makes it unlikely to become law.

bbc.co.uk · 2026-09-11