Prominent AI Pioneer Warns of Potential Existential Threat from Advanced Machines Within 10 Years

Yoshua Bengio, a Turing Award-winning computer scientist and a key figure in AI development, has reiterated his concerns about the risks posed by hyperintelligent machines. In a recent interview originally published in October 2025 by the Wall Street Journal and republished by Fortune, Bengio cautions that rapidly advancing AI could threaten humanity’s survival within the next decade.