Google engineer quits 'amazing' job over AI, says ASI doom is not inevitable
Google DeepMind engineer Robert O'Callahan resigned, citing concerns over the rapid advancement of AI and its implications for chip design. He believes his work was contributing to making AI cheaper and faster. Unlike others, O'Callahan does not foresee inevitable doom from superintelligence, describing the risk as 'real but uncertain' and pursuing it as irresponsible.