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Yoshua Bengio - Introducing LawZero

Bengio's primary written statement on launching LawZero and prioritizing AI safety over commercial pressure.

3 June 20251 min read

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sAIfe Hands Editorial Desk

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The primary authored voice for thesis episodes, signal posts and companion notes that connect technology to culture, risk and civic meaning.

AI futurescybergovernanceculturecivic imagination

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AI safetygovernanceinstitutions

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Introducing LawZero (yoshuabengio.org)

Why this source matters

It is a direct first-person primary statement from Bengio.
It explicitly names concrete concern classes: deception, misalignment, and loss-of-control risk.
It marks a shift from general risk commentary to institution-building with a safety mandate.

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