“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 civilization.” “You should not deploy systems whose internal principles of operation you don’t understand, that may or may not have their own internal goals that they are pursuing and that you claim show ‘sparks of AGI,’ […] ‘If we believe we have sparks of AGI, that’s a technology that could completely change the face of the earth and civilization,’ said Russell. ‘How can we not take that seriously?’” (2023) source Unverified