'Godfather of AI' says tech regulation is nearing Covid-style pivot moment

'Godfather of AI' Yoshua Bengio said incidents involving AI agents and insider warnings are accelerating government regulation, comparing the situation to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Canada and Germany will provide up to C$300M to his non-profit LawZero, which is developing an 'honest AI' safeguard against uncontrolled agents.

• Bengio compared the AI safety crisis to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic
• Canada and Germany will give up to C$300M to the LawZero project
• 42 Royal Society members demanded action from the organization's president
• Skeptics call calls to slow AI 'regulatory capture'