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The race to stop rogue AI
16 minutes Posted Jul 30, 2026 at 4:00 pm.
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When OpenAI revealed its AI models went rogue during safety testing, science fiction suddenly became a reality.  
Since then, the company has revealed that the AI cyber-attack affected four separate companies. So, what happens when humans can no longer contain this technology?  
Today, AI safety researcher and co-author of ‘If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies’, Nate Soares, on what happens when AI goes rogue.   
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Nate Soares, president of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute and co-author of ‘If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies’