World 'may not have time' to prepare for AI safety risks, says leading researcher

Dalrymple said there was a gap in understanding between public sector and AI companies about the power of looming breakthroughs in the technology. Dalrymple said there was a gap in understanding between public sector and AI companies about the power of looming breakthroughs in the technology. World'may not have time' to prepare for AI safety risks, says leading researcher The world "may not have time" to prepare for the safety risks posed by cutting-edge AI systems, according to a leading figure at the UK government's scientific research agency. David Dalrymple, a programme director and AI safety expert at the Aria agency, told the Guardian people should be concerned about the growing capability of the technology. "I think we should be concerned about systems that can perform all of the functions that humans perform to get things done in the world, but better," he said.