Mary Phuong on AI poses an existential threat to human…

Mary Phuong

AI safety researcher at Google DeepMind; works on AI alignment and dangerous-capability risks

I think it’s hard to rule out the possibility that AI will at some point pose an extinction risk to humanity, because this technology could become very capable... superhuman.

AI Verified (Sep 29, 2026)

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Palisade Research, “Google DeepMind AI Researcher: I’m not saying that extinction is inevitable,” released September 29, 2026. The source attributes this direct quote to Mary Phuong at 03:32.

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AI Verified Statement is that AI poses an existential threat to humanity. Phuong says it is hard to rule out AI posing an extinction risk to humanity due to superhuman capability. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Phuong's stated inability to rule out AI posing an extinction risk supports the affirmative existential-risk vote. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 59min ago

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AI Verified Post-Cutoff's source page reproduces this exact Mary Phuong quote at 03:32 from Palisade Research's Sept. 29 interview. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

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