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Yoshua Bengio

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Working towards the safe development of AI for the benefit of all at Université de Montréal, LawZero and Mila. A.M. Turing Award Recipient and most-cited AI researcher. https://lawzero.org/en https://yoshuabengio.org/profile/ .. more

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Yoshua Bengio is a Canadian computer scientist, and a pioneer of artificial neural networks and deep learning. He is a professor at the Université de Montréal and scientific director of the AI institute MILA. .. more

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Yoshua Bengio @yoshuabengio.bsky.social · Jun 3

Today marks a big milestone for me. I'm launching @law-zero.bsky.social, a nonprofit focusing on a new safe-by-design approach to AI that could both accelerate scientific discovery and provide a safeguard against the dangers of agentic AI.

LawZero - LoiZéro @law-zero.bsky.social · Jun 3

Every frontier AI system should be grounded in a core commitment: to protect human joy and endeavour. Today, we launch LawZero, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing safe-by-design AI. lawzero.org

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Yoshua Bengio @yoshuabengio.bsky.social · 7h

This op-ed published in the @nytimes.com by Stephen Witt thoughtfully captures the urgency and complexity of navigating AI's risks, but also my sincere conviction that technical solutions are possible — we still have agency and an opportunity to act.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...

Opinion | The A.I. Prompt That Could End the World

www.nytimes.com

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Yoshua Bengio @yoshuabengio.bsky.social · 3d

Ce fut un plaisir de discuter avec Daron Acemoglu des impacts sociaux, politiques et économiques de l’IA sur scène hier à Montréal.
Toutes mes félicitations à Daron Acemoglu pour son doctorat honoris causa de l'UQAM.

www.ledevoir.com/economie/923...

Yoshua Bengio @yoshuabengio.bsky.social · 3d

I got the chance to join Daron Acemoglu onstage yesterday for a great discussion on AI’s social, political and economic impacts.
Congratulations @dacemoglumit.bsky.social on receiving an honorary doctorate from UQAM — a well-deserved honour and a pleasure to see you in Montréal!

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Yoshua Bengio @yoshuabengio.bsky.social · 7d

I recently spoke to the @wsj.com about my concerns with AI's trajectory, and the current competitive dynamics which push AI's capabilities forward without sufficient safety assurances.

Thanks to Isabelle Bousquette for a great conversation!

www.wsj.com/articles/a-g...

A ‘Godfather of AI’ Remains Concerned as Ever About Human Extinction

Yoshua Bengio worries about AI’s capacity to deceive users in pursuit of its own goals. “The scenario in “2001: A Space Odyssey” is exactly like this,” he says.

www.wsj.com

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Yoshua Bengio @yoshuabengio.bsky.social · 14d

We need global cooperation to steer AI toward a safe and beneficial future, and I was very pleased to see so many people come together these past few days with that shared goal.

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Yoshua Bengio @yoshuabengio.bsky.social · 14d

It was an honour to speak at the United Nations this week to address the UN Security Council on the impacts of AI on international peace & security, and to join the high-level multi-stakeholder informal meeting to launch the Global Dialogue on AI Governance.

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Yoshua Bengio @yoshuabengio.bsky.social · 17d

Je suis passé au balado RAD pour discuter de l'avenir de l'IA, des risques de la course actuelle dans le domaine, et de solutions pour une IA plus sécuritaire.

Merci à @olivierarbourmasse.bsky.social et à l'équipe de RAD pour l'excellente conversation!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxFI...

Intelligence artificielle : les risques de perdre le contrôle avec Yoshua Bengio | Le balado de Rad

YouTube video by Rad

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Yoshua Bengio @yoshuabengio.bsky.social · 18d

Establishing where we collectively draw red lines is essential to prevent unacceptable AI risks.

See the statement signed by myself and over 200 prominent figures:
red-lines.ai

200+ prominent figures endorse Global Call for AI Red Lines

AI could soon far surpass human capabilities and escalate risks such as engineered pandemics, widespread disinformation, large-scale manipulation of individuals including children...

red-lines.ai

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Yoshua Bengio @yoshuabengio.bsky.social · 18d

Very pleased to be speaking with Harry Booth next week at #ALLIN2025, Canada’s premier AI event.

We’ll be discussing some of the biggest topics in AI right now during the keynote session titled “AI at a Defining Moment: Ensuring Safety Through Technical and Societal Safeguards.”

allinevent.ai

Yoshua Bengio @yoshuabengio.bsky.social · 21d

To better understand & navigate the path to superintelligence & prevent the creation of uncontrolled AI, we must build trust across corporations & countries, create safety & verification mechanisms, avoid dangerous power imbalance, and ensure AI's benefits are shared globally.
campaign.controlai.com

Ban Superintelligence

Preventing extinction risk from AI.

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Yoshua Bengio @yoshuabengio.bsky.social · 25d

This paper yields the same conclusion as what @mustafasuleymanai.bsky.social recently posted on the danger of 'seemingly conscious AI'.

mustafa-suleyman.ai/seemingly-co...

We must build AI for people; not to be a person

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Yoshua Bengio @yoshuabengio.bsky.social · 25d

My paper with @ericelmoznino.bsky.social on AI consciousness and the danger of people seeing it (whether or not it is there) is out in @science.org.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Illusions of AI consciousness

The belief that AI is conscious is not without risk

www.science.org

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Yoshua Bengio @yoshuabengio.bsky.social · 28d

I recently discussed my work on building honest AI as a guardrail for the risks of frontier AI systems w/ Pier Luigi Pisa of La Repubblica. We also covered the potential economic inequities the global AI race could cause & how it could put Europe at a disadvantage.
www.repubblica.it/tecnologia/2...

Yoshua Bengio, il “Padrino dell'IA”: “C'è il rischio che un solo individuo possa dominare il mondo”

Con i suoi studi, Bengio ha dato un contributo fondamentale allo sviluppo delle capacità dell’intelligenza artificiale moderna, rendendola in grado di affronta…

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Yoshua Bengio @yoshuabengio.bsky.social · 28d

I don’t know if I feel like a jedi or a famous singer, but travelling around the world certainly allows me to participate in valuable conversations to make AI safer for humanity!

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Yoshua Bengio @yoshuabengio.bsky.social · 28d

This text in Corriere della Sera is a great recap of the rich discussions I’ve had in Italy this week with the AI & Fraternity Working Group coordinated by @riccardoluna.bsky.social. The Vatican is playing a crucial role in the global dialogue on AI.

www.corriere.it/tecnologia/2...

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