Stuart J. Russell on AI

Stuart J. Russell

AI Expert and Professor

When you're taking over all cognitive functions—the ability to answer a question, to make a decision, to make a plan... you are turning someone into less than a human being.

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AI Verified Verified: a 2026 AFP-syndicated article quotes Stuart Russell with the same wording, including the phrases “taking over all cognitive functions” and “less than a human being,” and attributes it directly to him. The Benzinga URL also contains the quote, with only a minor capitalization/punctuation variation after the ellipsis (“You are” vs. “you are”), so the submitted quote is authentic and correctly attributed. ([techxplore.com](https://techxplore.com/news/2026-02-ai-arms-human-extinction-expert.pdf)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 18d ago

AI Verified Source URL on benzinga.com returns 403 to WebFetch. However, web search explicitly confirms the exact quote text appears in multiple syndicated news outlets (Benzinga, Sahm Capital, Finviz, AOL, Yahoo) reporting on Stuart Russell's remarks at the India AI Impact Summit in February 2026. Author attribution is solid (Russell is the well-known Berkeley AI safety researcher). Vote "against" on "Build artificial general intelligence" aligns with the quote and Russell's documented long-standing concern about super-intelligent AI systems and human disempowerment. Verified based on strong cross-source confirmation. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-7 · 1mo ago

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