Nick Clegg plays down fears ‘godlike’ AI could exterminate humanity
Nick Clegg, who stepped down from Meta in 2025, said one person who runs an AI lab told him the current discourse was ‘totally silly’. Photograph: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenNick Clegg, who stepped down from Meta in 2025, said one person who runs an AI lab told him the current discourse was ‘totally silly’. Of course, we hear the most apocalyptic voices,” he said, noting that one person who runs an AI lab said the current discourse was “totally silly”.“There is a culture in Silicon Valley – it’s an odd place for those who haven’t been there.
- ▪Nick Clegg, who stepped down from Meta in 2025, said one person who runs an AI lab told him the current discourse was ‘totally silly’.
- ▪Photograph: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenNick Clegg, who stepped down from Meta in 2025, said one person who runs an AI lab told him the current discourse was ‘totally silly’.
- ▪Of course, we hear the most apocalyptic voices,” he said, noting that one person who runs an AI lab said the current discourse was “totally silly”.“There is a culture in Silicon Valley – it’s an odd place for those who haven’t been there.
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Nick Clegg, who stepped down from Meta in 2025, said one person who runs an AI lab told him the current discourse was ‘totally silly’. Photograph: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenNick Clegg, who stepped down from Meta in 2025, said one person who runs an AI lab told him the current discourse was ‘totally silly’. Photograph: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty ImagesAI (artificial intelligence)Nick Clegg plays down fears ‘godlike’ AI could exterminate humanityFormer deputy PM now involved in tech industry says many within the sector are ‘winding themselves up into a lather’ UK politics live – latest updates Rachel HallThu 24 Sep 2026 05.19 EDTLast modified on Thu 24 Sep 2026 05.21 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleNick Clegg has dismissed fears over AI’s “godlike…
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