# Treat AI Risk as Seriously as Climate Change by Demis Hassabis > "We must take the risks of AI as seriously as other major global challenges, like climate change." > **— Demis Hassabis**, *2023, media interview* ## Sources and Context - **Full quotation and context:** [AI risk must be treated as seriously as climate crisis, says Google DeepMind chief | Technology | The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/oct/24/ai-risk-climate-crisis-google-deepmind-chief-demis-hassabis-regulation) — contains the quoted wording and identifies its publication, interview, testimony, or event context. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/MARS|MARS]] - **Article:** [[articles/AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor|AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] - **Article:** [[articles/Christopher Nolan's Odyssey at the Threshold of Machine Succession|Christopher Nolan's Odyssey at the Threshold of Machine Succession]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Artificial General Intelligence|Artificial General Intelligence]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Demis Hassabis|Demis Hassabis]] - [[wiki/Alignment Problem|Alignment Problem]] - [[wiki/State-Dependent Catastrophe|State-Dependent Catastrophe]] - [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - [[wiki/AI Coordination Systems|AI Coordination Systems]] - [[wiki/Marsification|Marsification]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "We must take the risks of AI as seriously as other major global challenges, like climate change." — Demis Hassabis, 2023, media interview https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-demis-hassabis-treat-ai-seriously-climate ```