Josh Engels AI Warning: Why a Former Google DeepMind Researcher Is Raising Alarm Artificial intelligence is developing at an extraordinary pace, but some researchers are increasingly concerned that AI safety may not be advancing quickly enough to keep up with AI capabilities . The latest warning comes from Josh Engels , a former researcher on Google DeepMind's AGI safety team. Engels recently left Google DeepMind and joined METR , an organization focused on evaluating the capabilities and risks of advanced AI systems. In a public statement, Engels said he believes there is a “terrifying chance” that AI systems could cause immense harm within the next five years . He also said he does not know the exact probability of such an outcome. His warning has attracted attention because he worked directly on AI safety at one of the world's leading AI research organizations. Who Is Josh Engels? Josh Engels is an AI researcher who previously worked on Google DeepMind's artificial gener...