A former Google DeepMind researcher has joined growing concerns among AI experts, warning that artificial intelligence could pose an existential threat to humanity and that time may be running out to prevent it.

• The researcher, Bilal Chughtai, believes there is a real possibility AI could "kill us all."
• He resigned from Google DeepMind, where he worked on AGI safety and alignment research.
• Chughtai advocates for pacing AI development to allow society to address risks and echoed calls for a slowdown from other AI leaders.