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title: "Google DeepMind chair warns of AI-driven security risks"
description: "Most outlets led with the warning from Google DeepMind chair Demis Hassabis that AI could cause significant security incidents within two years without proper safeguards. The News International framed the warning as a sign that recent AI hacking incidents are just the beginning of a broader automated threat, while Dawn emphasized the timeframe and the need for immediate action to ensure AI safety."
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# Google DeepMind chair warns of AI-driven security risks

technology · updated 14 Oct 2026, 9:32 PM PKT · 14 Oct 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets led with the warning from Google DeepMind chair Demis Hassabis that AI could cause significant security incidents within two years without proper safeguards. The News International framed the warning as a sign that recent AI hacking incidents are just the beginning of a broader automated threat, while Dawn emphasized the timeframe and the need for immediate action to ensure AI safety.

## Same story from 3 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Daily Times** — [Google DeepMind chair warns of major AI security risks](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1567208/google-deepmind-chair-warns-of-major-ai-security-risks/) · 14 Oct 2026, 9:32 PM PKT
  > Artificial intelligence systems could cause major security incidents within two years without stronger safeguards, Google DeepMind chair Demis Hassabis warned on Wednesday. Speaking at an AI conference in Dublin, he urged companies and governments to improve safety measures as AI capabilities advance. Hassabis described recent security incidents involving AI systems as early warning signs. He […]
- **Dawn** — [AI could cause 'major' incidents within 2 years without safeguards, says Google DeepMind chair](https://www.dawn.com/news/2037119/ai-could-cause-major-incidents-within-2-years-without-safeguards-says-google-deepmind-chair) · 14 Oct 2026, 5:39 PM PKT · 91% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Artificial intelligence systems could cause “major” security incidents within two years without adequate steps to make them safe as capabilities grow, Google’s DeepMind chair Demis Hassabis said on Wednesday. Speaking at an AI conference in Dublin, Hassabis described recent incidents as “early warning shots” fired by systems that “aren’t that powerful yet”. “So the incidents aren’t that major,”...
- **The News International** — [Google DeepMind chief warns AI hacks are just the beginning](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1419896-google-deepmind-chief-warns-ai-hacks-are-just-the-beginning) · 14 Oct 2026, 4:48 PM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Google DeepMind co-founder and chair Demis Hassabis said on Wednesday that recent hacking incidents perpetrated by AI agents are the opening salvos of an automated era and the world could soon encounter critical disruptions unless security...

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