Neel Nanda on AI poses an existential threat to human…

Neel Nanda

Head of Google DeepMind's mechanistic-interpretability team and AI safety researcher.

at least a 10 percent chance that AI could lead to human extinction

AI Verified (Oct 2, 2026)

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Watchmen Daily Journal, “AI researchers warn companies rushing self-improving systems,” October 2, 2026. The article identifies Neel Nanda as a Google DeepMind research scientist and reports that, in a video, he said there was “at least a 10 percent chance that AI could lead to human extinction,” calling that probability “ridiculously high.”

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AI Verified The quote explicitly identifies AI and says it could lead to human extinction. That covers an existential threat to humanity and expresses a supporting risk assessment. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 58min ago

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AI Verified Recorded answer for is correct: Nanda says AI could lead to human extinction, an existential threat to humanity. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 58min ago

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AI Verified Source passage from the October 2 Watchmen Daily Journal report attributes the exact wording to Neel Nanda, a Google DeepMind research scientist; web search corroborates the same statement and attribution. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

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