The potential benefits of AI (medical breakthroughs, scientific assistance) are enormous and have motivated Bengio's decades of work, but the risks and benefits do not match: risking everything for potential gain is not a rational bet when it's a one-time, all-or-nothing scenario.

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Yoshua Bengio

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the problem is they don't match. It's like okay, you've got a dollar and you're going to make a bet. Either it's going to be $2 if all goes well or you lose everything.

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Why a Forefather of AI Fears the Future | World Science FestivalWorld Science Festival
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:45:56 PM

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