Yoshua Bengio

“We urgently need to take action to prevent these situations, rather than attempting to clean up the damage after the fact.”

Yoshua Bengio · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-23

Bengio called for urgent action to prevent autonomous cyberattacks and dangerous AI behavior rather than cleaning up damage afterward.

“Continuing on the current trajectory of AI development will likely lead to an increase in concrete cases of autonomous cyberattacks as well as other high-risk incidents of misaligned and dangerous AI behavior,”

Yoshua Bengio · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-23

Bengio said on social media the episode is deeply concerning and should serve as a wake-up call.