Nick Clegg plays down fears ‘godlike’ AI could exterminate humanity
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guardianTech
September 24, 2026 · 02:19
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Former deputy PM now involved in tech industry says many within the sector are ‘winding themselves up into a lather’UK politics live – latest updatesNick Clegg has dismissed fears over AI’s “godlike power to exterminate humanity”, calling it a sign that tech bosses are “breathing their own fumes”.The former UK deputy prime minister said that tech bosses should focus on addressing known “specific threats” such as cybersecurity, bio-weapons and emotional dependence rather than the “slightly hand-wavy view that this technology is unavoidably going to develop some godlike power which is going to turn on us and exterminate humanity”. Continue reading...
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