"Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war."

"If you take the existential risk seriously, as I now do, it might be quite sensible to just stop developing these things even further."

"The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race."

"If we pursue [our current approach], then we will eventually lose control over the machines."

"Rogue AI may be dangerous for the whole of humanity. Banning powerful AI systems that are given autonomy and agency would be a great start."