AnalysisPolicyJuly 8, 2026

Former DeepMind exec warns AI arms race could end in disaster

Verity Harding, former DeepMind policy director, tells WIRED that the US government's nationalistic attitude toward AI is evidence a worst-case scenario is taking shape. She argues the current AI arms race mentality increases risks of catastrophe.

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