Public Testimony
Alex Turner opens on DeepMind safety work and runaway AI risks
New York City Council · Oct 5, 2026 · starts 0:28:49 · 39 sec
Alex Turner states he has researched AI safety since 2018 and until June was on Google DeepMind's AGI safety team. He says he will speak about Google's broken AI deployment commitments and the risks of runaway AI.
Member of the Public - Alex Turner
Speaker, members of the committee, thank you for having me.
Member of the Public - Alex Turner
My name is Alex Turner.
Member of the Public - Alex Turner
I've researched AI safety since 2018.
Member of the Public - Alex Turner
My PhD was on why advanced AI systems tend to seek power.
Member of the Public - Alex Turner
Until June this year, I was a research scientist on Google DeepMind's AGI safety team.
Member of the Public - Alex Turner
It was my day job to think about how to keep these systems under control.
Member of the Public - Alex Turner
I'm here to speak about both about Google's broken commitments on AI deployments and also about the risks that runaway AI poses to the world.