New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- AI pioneer and UC Berkeley professor Stuart Russell has issued a risk warning about the dangers posed by advanced AI systems on the sidelines of the ongoing AI Impact Summit 2026. Russell argues that the current rapidly advancing AI systems could lead to catastrophic outcomes, including human extinction, unless governments impose strict safety requirements.

Speaking at the AI Safety Connect Day in New Delhi on Wednesday, Russell noted that the development of modern AI tools is focused on building more capable systems first and attempting to bolt on safety later, a strategy he believes is fundamentally flawed.

"That just absolutely doesn't work, particularly when the fundamental technology of training LLMs on vast a...