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Policy·9h ago·all news from July 8, 2026

This Former DeepMind Exec Thinks the AI Arms Race Could End in Disaster

Former DeepMind executive Verity Harding warns that intensifying nationalist rhetoric around artificial intelligence development increases the risk of catastrophic outcomes. She argues that viewing AI progress as a zero-sum geopolitical competition between nations discourages the international cooperation necessary to establish essential safety protocols.

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