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Nov 13, 2026, 5:25 PMArtificial Intelligence

OpenAI board member worries an AI "takeover" of society could be

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Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav How do you think you’re going to die? If you go by the current statistics for deaths in the US, it’s reasonable to expect that cancer or heart disease will eventually get you. But OpenAI Foundation board member and Alignment Research Center Executive Director Paul Cristiano thinks we should all be worried about another major mortality risk. Speaking at a lecture series this week, Cristiano bluntly told the audience in a Toronto Convention Center, “I think for most people in this room, the most likely reason they will die is because of an AI accident.

Positives

  • But OpenAI Foundation board member and Alignment Research Center Executive Director Paul Cristiano thinks we should all be worried about another major mortality risk.
  • ” In the opening lecture of a three-part series, Cristiano outlined his worries about the risk of an impending “AI takeover.

Risks & concerns

  • But OpenAI Foundation board member and Alignment Research Center Executive Director Paul Cristiano thinks we should all be worried about another major mortality risk.
  • ” In the opening lecture of a three-part series, Cristiano outlined his worries about the risk of an impending “AI takeover.
Primary sourceAI - Ars Technicahttps://arstechnica.com/features/2026/11/ai-is-the-most-likely-reason-youll-die-openai-board-member-warns/
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