AI Expert Warns World Is Running Out of Time to Tackle High-Risk AI Revolution

AI safety specialist David Dalrymple has warned in no unclear terms that humanity may be running out of time to get ready for the dangers of fast-moving artificial intelligence. When talking to The Guardian, the director of programme at the UK government’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) emphasised that AI development is progressing “really fast,” and that no society can safely take these systems being reliable for granted. He is the latest authoritative figure to add to the escalating global anxiety that deployment is outstripping safety research and governance models. 

Dalrymple contended that the existential risk is from AI systems that can do virtually all economically valuable human work but more quickly, at lower cost and at a higher quality. In his mind, these intellectual systems might “outcompete” humans in the very domains that constitute our control over civilization, society and perhaps even planetary-scale decisions. And not just about losing jobs, but about losing strategic dominance in vital sectors, from security to infrastructure management.

He described a scenario in which AI capabilities race ahead of safety mechanisms, triggering destabilisation across both the security landscape and the broader economy. Dalrymple emphasised an urgent need for more technical research into understanding and controlling the behaviour of advanced AI, particularly as systems become more autonomous and integrated into vital services. Without this work,

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