Stuart J. Russell

Whichever company develops AGI first would have a significant advantage that would then increase relative to the other companies. That company — or a small handful of companies — may control a majority of economic activity on the planet and governmen... more AI Verified source (2026)

Fully autonomous weapons means that you can press one button and kill one million people. We're moving very quickly towards this world. AI Verified source (2026)

[The spending on AI safety is] off by a factor of 10 to 50 million. This is the biggest technology project in human history [...] The only way forward is to figure out how to make AI safety a condition of doing business. Unverified source (2026)

This committee has discussed ideas such as third-party testing, a new national agency, and an international coordinating body, all of which I support. Here are some more ways to “move fast and fix things”: Eventually, we will develop forms of AI tha... more AI Verified source (2023)

For governments to allow private entities to essentially play Russian roulette with every human being on earth is, in my view, a total dereliction of duty. AI Verified source (2026)

Build on these voluntary agreements to develop binding legal commitments to protect their peoples so that AI development and deployment can proceed without imposing unacceptable risks. AI Verified source (2026)

Allowing machines to choose to kill humans would be devastating to our security and freedom. [...] the window to act is closing fast. Unverified source (2018)

Whichever company develops AGI first would have a significant advantage that would then increase relative to the other companies. That company — or a small handful of companies — may control a majority of economic activity on the planet and governmen... more AI Verified source (2026)

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. Unverified source (2026)