Yoshua Bengio

In order to reduce the probability of someone intentionally or unintentionally bringing about a rogue AI, we need to increase governance and we should consider limiting access to the large-scale generalist AI systems that could be weaponized, which w... more Verified source

I think it's really important because if we put something out there that is open source and can be dangerous – which is a tiny minority of all the code that is open source – essentially we're opening all the doors to bad actors [...] As these systems... more Verified source (2023)

Imagine that you had a coalition of countries which together decide to develop AI safely and for the benefit of humanity and not to dominate each other. That will be a much better and safer world, because you break this competition problem that we ar... more Verified source (2026)

It doesn't make sense that private individuals are deciding the fate of infrastructure for everyone else. What about all the companies and all the countries that didn't get access? AI Verified source (2026)

which increased my awareness of a possible existential risk for humanity if we do not maintain control over superhuman AI systems. AI Verified source (2023)

At the same time, in order to reduce the probability of someone intentionally or unintentionally bringing about a rogue AI, we need to increase governance and we should consider limiting access to the large-scale generalist AI systems that could be w... more AI Verified source (2023)

The benefits of advanced AI will be shared. Otherwise it's not going to be a very stable world. We need international agreements about how to both manage the risks — the technical risks, the misuse risks — but also manage the power, so it's more like... more AI Verified source (2026)

I now see a path to actually avoid loss of control, at least unintended loss of control. With the work that I've been doing, I'm really convinced that there is a path. And it is not something that's going to take a decade; it is something that is ver... more AI Verified source (2026)

Moreover, frontier AI companies are seeking to develop AI with a specific skill that could very well unlock all others and turbocharge advances: AIs with the ability to advance research in AI. An AI system that would be as capable at AI research as t... more AI Verified source (2024)

This risk should further motivate us to redesign the global political system in a way that would completely eradicate wars and thus obviate the need for military organizations and military weapons. [...] It goes without saying that lethal autonomous... more AI Verified source (2023)

One year ago, nobody would have thought that we would see the wave of psychological issues that have come from people interacting with AI systems. We've seen children and adolescents going through situations that should be avoided. [...] All of that ... more Unverified source (2026)