Turing Award winner Bengio warns that AI safety measures are lagging behind rapid advancements in capabilities.

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Turing Award winner Yoshua Bengio warned at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference that AI safety measures are lagging behind rapid advances in capability. He emphasized how AI lowers the barrier to malicious use while amplifying potential harm. Bengio’s LawZero project aims to prevent harmful behaviors such as deception. An international report he led confirmed that safety efforts are falling behind. As AI and crypto news continues to evolve, ecosystem growth demands stronger safeguards to keep pace with innovation.

Odaily Planet Daily report: At the Scientific Frontiers Forum of the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), Turing Award laureate Yoshua Bengio, via remote connection, issued a warning: "AI lowers the barrier to malicious actions while raising the upper limit of potential harm."

In recent years, this visionary "Godfather of AI" has been dedicated to addressing the security challenges posed by AI. The LawZero project led by Bengio aims to build protective systems capable of identifying and preventing harmful AI behaviors such as deception and self-preservation. The international AI safety report he leads has reached a consistent conclusion: current safety measures are struggling to keep pace with the rapid advancement of AI capabilities. (Tencent Technology)

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