Stuart J. Russell

Developing strong AI would be the biggest event in human history, but we need to make sure it's not the last event in human history. Unverified source

And a second point is about liability. And it's not completely clear where exactly the liability should lie. But to continue the nuclear analogy, if a corporation decided they wanted to sell a lot of enriched uranium in supermarkets, and someone deci... more Verified source (2023)

This is not a ban or even a moratorium in the usual sense. It’s simply a proposal to require adequate safety measures for a technology that, according to its developers, has a significant chance to cause human extinction. Is that too much to ask? Verified source (2025)

A treaty banning autonomous weapons would prevent large-scale manufacturing of the technology. Unverified source (2017)

This committee has discussed ideas such as third-party testing, a new national agency, and an international coordinating body, all of which I support. Here are some more ways to “move fast and fix things”: Eventually, we will develop forms of AI tha... more Unverified source (2023)

No; you make AI better, you lose. That’s the default condition. [...] the worse the results are for human beings. Unverified source (2020)

“If we pursue [our current approach], then we will eventually lose control over the machines. But, we can take a different route that actually leads to AI systems that are beneficial to humans,” said Russell. “We could, in fact, have a better civiliz... more Unverified source (2023)