David Krueger (professor)

David Krueger is an American machine learning professor and advocate for the reduction of risks related to artificial intelligence.[1][2][3][4] Krueger is an assistant professor in Robust, Reasoning, and Responsible AI at the University of Montreal and a Core Academic Member at Mila.[5][6][7]

Early life and education

Krueger obtained a B.A. in mathematics from Reed College, and completed his MSc and Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Montreal.[8] He trained in deep learning under Yoshua Bengio, Roland Memisevic, and Aaron Courville from 2013 to 2021.[9] Krueger was also an intern on Google DeepMind's AI Safety team in 2018.[10]

Career

Krueger researches deep learning, AI alignment, and AI safety.[11][12][13] His work is focused on reducing the risk of human extinction resulting from out-of-control AI systems.[14][15][16] He also studies the risks of AI's recursive self-improvement.[17][18]

Krueger was an assistant professor at the University of Cambridge from 2021 to 2024, before taking a faculty position at the University of Montreal in 2024.[19] In 2023, he was a founding research director at the UK AI Security Institute.[20] That same year, Krueger initiated the Statement on AI Risk, which argues that AI could cause human extinction and was signed by Anthropic's Dario Amodei, OpenAI's Sam Altman, AI expert Geoffrey Hinton, and other leaders.[21][22]

In April 2026, Krueger discussed the risks of advanced AI at a Capitol Hill event hosted by Senator Bernie Sanders.[23][24]

Evitable

In 2025, Krueger founded Evitable, a nonprofit organization that advocates for an AI moratorium.[25][26][27]

Views

Krueger argues that AI will lead to a "gradual disempowerment" of workers, likening AI chips to nuclear bombs.[28] He also says the military use of AI "poses an existential risk to humanity."[29]

References

  1. ↑ Hilling, Meg (April 11, 2026). "Professor warns against sharing data in 'gig AI training' economy". News Nation Now.
  2. ↑ "Inside the backlash to the AI war machine". Platformer. March 6, 2026. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  3. ↑ Saxena, Vishakha (December 4, 2025). "Chinese Firms Fare Worst As Study Finds AI Majors Fail Safety Test". Asia Financial. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  4. ↑ "AI agents could pose a risk to humanity. We must act to prevent that future". The Guardian. March 6, 2026. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  5. ↑ "When machines do the flirting: AI agents create surprise dating accounts for humans". The Straits Times. February 13, 2026. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  6. ↑ Johnson, Clark (February 6, 2026). "Is AI's brave new world unsafe for workers and humanity?". People's World. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  7. ↑ Trazzi, Michaël (January 7, 2023). "David Krueger on AI Alignment in Academia, Coordination and Testing Intuitions — LessWrong". LessWrong.
  8. ↑ "David Krueger". CIFAR. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  9. ↑ Krueger, David. "Rogue AI is already here". Fortune. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  10. ↑ Krueger, David. "Rogue AI is already here". Fortune. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  11. ↑ Langley, Hugh. "Tech's hottest industry is facing a brutal reality check. That's a good thing in the long run". Business Insider. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  12. ↑ "AI Safety Institute: third progress report". GOV.UK. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Industry and national security heavyweights to power UK's Frontier AI Taskforce". GOV.UK. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  14. ↑ "How Silicon Valley doomers are shaping Rishi Sunak's AI plans". POLITICO. September 14, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  15. ↑ "David Krueger at the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee | openparliament.ca". openparliament.ca. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  16. ↑ Hilling, Meg (April 11, 2026). "Professor warns against sharing data in 'gig AI training' economy". NewsNation.
  17. ↑ keith (June 2, 2026). "David Krueger on AI: Recursive Self-Improvement Is an Insane Thing No One Should Be Doing, But They're Doing It". Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
  18. ↑ Jha, Vaibhav (June 5, 2026). "Civil Disobedience Against AI- the Misdemeanor of Wynd Kaufmyn". Retrieved June 9, 2026.
  19. ↑ "Artificial intelligence raises risk of extinction, experts say in new warning". AP News. May 30, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  20. ↑ Field, Matthew (October 12, 2025). "We were promised super-intelligence. We got a mountain of AI 'slop'". The Telegraph. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  21. ↑ "Does artificial intelligence pose the risk of human extinction?". Al Jazeera. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  22. ↑ Krueger, David. "No, AI isn't inevitable. We should stop it while we can. | Opinion". USA TODAY. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  23. ↑ Jha, Vaibhav (May 9, 2026). "'Summoning an Alien Species': David Krueger on Superintelligence". Retrieved May 21, 2026.
  24. ↑ "Sanders urges cooperation with China to avert AI apocalypse | Responsible Statecraft". responsiblestatecraft.org. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
  25. ↑ Mak, Aaron (January 14, 2026). "How to pitch voters on the AI apocalypse". POLITICO. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  26. ↑ Payne, Russell (March 23, 2026). "Why AI chatbots are getting more political". Salon.com. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  27. ↑ Mak, Aaron (May 20, 2026). "The new race to keep up with AI". POLITICO. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  28. ↑ Johnson, Clark (February 6, 2026). "Is AI's brave new world unsafe for workers and humanity?". People's World. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  29. ↑ Stokel-Walker, Chris (March 12, 2025). "Military AI is here. Some experts are worried". Fast Company. Archived from the original on November 5, 2025. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
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