David Krueger on AI
2 quotes from David Krueger on the wall, 2026, newest first. Each one is verbatim and links to where it was said. Sources include Gizmodo, thezvi.substack.com.
Making autonomous AI systems with a mandate to neutralize threats is incredibly dangerous
University of Montreal machine learning professor David Krueger, quoted by The Intercept, on the Pentagon's ECHOTRIBBLE agentic AI hacking program, October 2026.
What it refers to
ECHOTRIBBLE is the Pentagon's proposed agentic AI framework for autonomously finding and neutralizing threats on networks.
Other voices
- We will become an AI-first warfighting force across all domainsPete Hegseth20 October 2026
- I think of all agents as insider riskSatya NadellaBuilder18 October 2026
- A catastrophic threat to human civilisationMustafa SuleymanBuilder16 October 2026
- It is not the time to look away from risksYoshua BengioResearcher11 October 2026
- Llms are like swiss cheese, and that's going to cause huge problemsGary MarcusResearcher27 September 2026
GizmodoDocuments Reveal Military Plan for Agentic AI That Hacks U.S. Adversaries
Called me crazy for being worried about x-risk back before it was cool
AI safety researcher David Krueger recalling being dismissed at ICML 2016 for raising existential risk concerns, in response to OpenAI naming Wojciech Zaremba to head its AI resilience effort.
What it refers to
OpenAI cofounder Wojciech Zaremba was just picked to lead the OpenAI Foundation's new AI resilience effort.
Other voices
- AI is clearly becoming very advanced and x-risks have to be taken seriouslyWojciech Zaremba30 March 2026
- Play Russian roulette with every human being on earthStuart RussellResearcher18 February 2026
- A 70% chance that things are going to go horribly wrongDaniel KokotajloResearcher15 January 2026
- If we can't control it, it isn't going to be on our sideMustafa SuleymanBuilder29 December 2025