Yoshua Bengio: The Current State of Al Safety and Open-Weight Models

In his keynote speech, Yoshua Bengio, Turing Award laureate and Chair of the International AI Safety Report, shared his concerns about the unprecedented pace of AI progress and its implications for society. Bengio highlighted that AI capabilities are advancing rapidly, particularly in reasoning, coding, science, and autonomous agent capabilities, while current safety measures are not keeping pace. Drawing on findings from the International AI Safety Report, supported by 30 countries, the EU, OECD, and the UN, he emphasized the need to address emerging risks under uncertainty and avoid a race t