{
  "id": 7297917,
  "title": "‘We need more time’: Another researcher quits over AI risks, this time from Google DeepMind",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/we-need-more-time-another-researcher-quits-over-ai-risks-this-time",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-14T10:34:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/artificial-intelligence/another-researcher-quits-ai-risks-google-deepmind-10877590/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Google DeepMind researcher Josh Engels has resigned from the company's AGI safety team, citing concerns over the potential dangers of increasingly capable AI systems. Engels, who once worked at Anthropic and OpenAI, told his followers on X that he now believes there is a high probability that AI could cause immense harm within the next five years. He argued that the current pace of AI development is moving too quickly, and that safety efforts are not keeping up. Engels also pointed out that he had turned down offers from Anthropic and OpenAI for the same reasons. Following Engels' resignation, there has been a growing call for a coordinated slowdown in the development of frontier AI. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei recently proposed a global slowdown and a three-step plan, including providing independent auditors access to frontier AI models.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Josh Engels resigns from Google DeepMind's AGI safety team",
    "AI could cause immense harm within five years, Engels believes",
    "Call for coordinated slowdown in frontier AI development"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "I worked at Google DeepMind. You should listen to the warnings about AI | Alex Turner",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/i-worked-at-google-deepmind-you-should-listen-to-the-warnings-about",
        "published": "2026-09-14T12:00:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}