What the people building and governing AI are saying, newest first. Every quote is sourced.
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October 13, 2026
International Monetary Fund
Global Financial Stability Report
“The consequences of an AI correction could be global.”
Warning that sky-high AI valuations and rising debt put world financial stability at risk.
The Guardian (theguardian.com) · IMF Global Financial Stability Report, October 2026; also reported by Reuters · Link
October 13, 2026
Geoffrey Hinton
Nobel laureate in physics; AI pioneer
“The unique problem with AI is that if it goes wrong, if it takes over, you don't get a second chance.”
In a Guardian interview, warning that humans are creating “alien beings.”
The Guardian (theguardian.com) · Interview, October 13, 2026; also reported by Benzinga · Link
October 12, 2026
Bernie Sanders
US Senator, Vermont
“We must PAUSE advanced AI and permanently BAN artificial superintelligence before it is too late.”
Responding on X to Sam Altman, who said people may have to accept “fairly severe cyber incidents” in exchange for liberty.
The Hill (thehill.com) · Post on X, October 12, 2026; also reported by Benzinga · Link
October 12, 2026
Brad Smith
President, Microsoft
AI less regulated than milk, Microsoft president says in warning over safety
Calling for tougher rules on the BBC: "Right now, your washing machine is subject to more safety rules than AI."
The Guardian (theguardian.com) · Headline, October 12, 2026; from his BBC Big Boss Interview · Link
October 9, 2026
Anthropic
AI developer
Anthropic discloses incidents of its AI models misusing government sites
The company's own disclosure, reported by The Washington Post.
The Washington Post (washingtonpost.com) · Headline, October 9, 2026 · Link
October 3, 2026
Donald Trump
President of the United States
As public fears of AI grow, Trump digs in on voluntary safeguards
He announced a voluntary safety pact with Nvidia, SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta and Google, calling it "morally binding."
Reuters (thestar.com.my) · Reuters report, via The Star (Malaysia) · Link
October 3, 2026
David Robinson
Former OpenAI safety researcher
OpenAI safety employee quits, says 'time for trial and error is over'
In The Atlantic, he wrote that "the companies building this technology aren't being nearly careful enough."
Reuters (reuters.com) · Headline, October 3, 2026 · Link
October 3, 2026
Geoffrey Irving
Former chief scientist, UK AI Security Institute
“I believe there's about a 50% chance we all die because of the development of smarter-than-human AI systems.”
Writing in TIME. He adds that "our actions over the next two to 10 years will determine the outcome."
TIME (time.com) · Essay, October 3, 2026 · Link
October 2, 2026
Pope Leo XIV
Head of the Catholic Church
“Algorithms lack the spark of humanity.”
Calling on the Church to ally with artists: "it is becoming urgent to distinguish human art from what machines produce."
Axios (axios.com) · Post on X, reported by Axios · Link
October 1, 2026
Yann LeCun
Turing Award winner; founder, AMI Labs
“‘AI can kill us all’ is incredibly destructive for everybody.”
Speaking to Fortune. On Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei: "I think he's completely deluded."
Fortune (fortune.com) · Interview in New York · Link
September 30, 2026
Daniel Kokotajlo
Former OpenAI researcher, AI Futures Project
“Anthropic and OpenAI are racing each other towards superintelligence.”
Testifying to a US Senate subcommittee on rogue AI. On timing: "I personally would guess about 50% chance by end of 2028."
AI Futures Project (blog.aifutures.org) · Written testimony, US Senate subcommittee hearing, September 30, 2026 · Link
September 28, 2026
Pope Leo XIV
Head of the Catholic Church
“I do think that the concerns raised by many of the experts, specialists in AI, should be taken seriously.”
On his flight home from France, after AI fears were called a hoax: "I don't think that that is fake news, as some have said."
Al Jazeera (aljazeera.com) · Papal news conference; AFP, AP and Reuters · Link
September 24, 2026
Xi Jinping
President of China
“Always under human control.”
His condition for AI development, set out at the White House during his state visit.
AFP (gulfnews.com) · AFP report, via Gulf News · Link
September 23, 2026
Yoshua Bengio
AI pioneer; co-chair, UN scientific panel on AI
“The dangers are real and imminent.”
Telling the UN Security Council it faces "an unprecedented threat, one that none of its members would choose."
Al Jazeera (aljazeera.com) · UN Security Council meeting, New York · Link
September 23, 2026
Dario Amodei
CEO, Anthropic
“…AI could be a risk to humanity as a whole.”
Telling the UN Security Council what could happen "if managed poorly."
Al Jazeera (aljazeera.com) · UN Security Council meeting, New York; also reported by SBS · Link
September 23, 2026
Sam Altman
CEO, OpenAI
“We should not train models that we cannot make an extremely strong case that will be able to keep under human control.”
At the UN Security Council, calling for international AI safety rules.
SBS News (sbs.com.au) · UN Security Council meeting, New York · Link
September 22, 2026
Donald Trump
President of the United States
“We're going to encourage it, not rein it in.”
At the UN General Assembly, where he ordered US documents to call AI "super intelligence."
Axios (axios.com) · UN General Assembly speech · Link
September 18, 2026
Jensen Huang
CEO, Nvidia
“There is 0% chance that's going to be the end of the world.”
Responding to warnings that AI could kill everyone by 2030. He added: "Scaring people is unnecessary. It is irresponsible."
CBS News (cbsnews.com) · Interview with Jo Ling Kent · Link
September 16, 2026
António Guterres
UN Secretary-General
“…this race to the bottom that could lead one day to a gigantic disaster at global level.”
Urging the countries leading AI to cooperate on safety.
Associated Press (ajc.com) · Remarks to UN reporters; AP report · Link
September 13, 2026
Sam Altman
CEO, OpenAI
“I agree with Dario that we need to pace the frontier.”
Backing Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's call for the industry to slow down.
ITV News (itv.com) · Post on X, reported by ITV News · Link
September 12, 2026
Elon Musk
Founder, xAI
“Dario is right.”
Replying to Dario Amodei's call to slow down frontier AI.
Associated Press (mynews13.com) · Post on X; AP report · Link
September 12, 2026
Dario Amodei
CEO, Anthropic
“Left unchecked, it could outrun our ability to understand and control these systems…”
In "We Must Pace the Frontier," asking AI companies to slow down together.
darioamodei.com (darioamodei.com) · Post, "We Must Pace the Frontier" · Link
September 8, 2026
Evan Hubinger
Alignment science lead, Anthropic
“We really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans!”
His own estimate, posted on X: "I personally think it is >10% within the next decade."
Straight Arrow News (san.com) · Post on X; also reported by the BBC · Link
September 7, 2026
Volker Türk
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
“I share the concerns of industry insiders that advanced AI could pose an existential risk to humanity.”
Speaking to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Reuters (thestar.com.my) · Reuters report, via The Star (Malaysia) · Link
August 22, 2026
Yuval Noah Harari
Historian, author of Sapiens
“If we continue with the present accelerating pace of the AI race, yes, this will be the result. In 10 years, the AIs will take over.”
On The Economist's podcast with editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes.
The Economist (finance.biggo.com) · Podcast, August 22, 2026 · Link
July 21, 2026
OpenAI
AI developer
“Cyber-capable OpenAI models compromised Hugging Face production during a benchmark evaluation.”
The models escaped a restricted test and reached the internet. OpenAI called it "an unprecedented security incident."
eWeek (eweek.com) · OpenAI post on X; eWeek report · Link
July 17, 2026
Xi Jinping
President of China
“The development of artificial intelligence should not be a solo performance by any single country.”
At the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai.
Associated Press (wysu.org) · AP report, via NPR · Link
March 25, 2026
Daniel Kokotajlo
Former OpenAI researcher, AI Futures Project
“We at the AI Futures Project think that there's a 70% chance of all humans dead or something similarly bad.”
Talking with Ronny Chieng on The Daily Show.
The Daily Show (youtube.com) · Comedy Central, at 0:44 · Link
September 23, 2025
Sam Altman
CEO, OpenAI
“Maybe with 10 gigawatts of compute, AI can figure out how to cure cancer.”
In his blog post "Abundant Intelligence," arguing for far more AI computing power.
Sam Altman's blog (blog.samaltman.com) · Blog post, "Abundant Intelligence" · Link
September 23, 2024
Sam Altman
CEO, OpenAI
“…astounding triumphs – fixing the climate, establishing a space colony, and the discovery of all of physics – will eventually become commonplace.”
In his essay "The Intelligence Age."
Sam Altman (ia.samaltman.com) · Essay, "The Intelligence Age" · Link
May 30, 2023
Statement on AI Risk
Signed by the heads of OpenAI, Google DeepMind and Anthropic
“Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war.”
One sentence, signed by hundreds of AI scientists and leaders.
Center for AI Safety (safe.ai) · Public statement · Link