Google DeepMind employee quits, warns of 'terrifying chance' of 'immense harm' in 5 years

Google DeepMind employee Josh Engels said he has resigned to join a nonprofit working on AI safety. He warned that there is a "terrifying chance" AI systems might "cause immense harm in the next five years". "I don't know the exact probability, but I think it's high enough to make this the most important problem in the world," he added.