Heidy Khlaaf

Chief AI scientist, AI Now Institute

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“As true safety engineers, we don’t engage with that because there are no numbers to back it.”

The AI Safety Debate Has Lost the Plot. We Asked 10 Experts What the Real Nightmares AreWired, November 10, 2026. Speaking as: Other. As quoted by the source, not their own text. Khlaaf names extinction as the most overblown AI risk, arguing safety claims must be falsifiable and verifiable.

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Nov 10
NewsWiredSpeaks
The AI Safety Debate Has Lost the Plot. We Asked 10 Experts What the Real Nightmares Are
Wired's Lauren Goode interviews ten experts on AI risk. Most name cyber, biological or nuclear misuse rather than extinction as the biggest worry, doubt a pause would last, and stress democratic governance. Yoshua Bengio says a pause is more plausible than before.