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  "id": 7819224,
  "title": "DeepMind cofounder warns AI capabilities must not outrun safety controls: FT",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/deepmind-cofounder-warns-ai-capabilities-must-not-outrun-safety",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-16T15:23:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Economic Times Tech",
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    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/deepmind-cofounder-warns-ai-capabilities-must-not-outrun-safety-controls-ft/articleshow/134291301.cms"
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  "summary": "AI companies' warnings about recursive self-improvement come as researchers report that increasingly capable AI agents can write software, perform autonomous tasks and assist in developing AI systems. This raises concerns that the technology could advance faster than safeguards to monitor and control it.",
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        "title": "AI must not outrun safety controls, DeepMind co-founder warns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/ai-must-not-outrun-safety-controls-deepmind-co-founder-warns",
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "DeepMind co-founder warns AI capabilities must not outrun safety controls, FT reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/deepmind-co-founder-warns-ai-capabilities-must-not-outrun-safety",
        "published": "2026-09-16T15:23:31.000Z"
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      {
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        "title": "Google DeepMind Co-Founder Shane Legg Joins Safety-First Camp in AI Debate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/google-deepmind-co-founder-shane-legg-joins-safety-first-camp-in-ai",
        "published": "2026-09-16T16:53:25.000Z"
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  "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."
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