# Yoshua Bengio

Record: actor-bengio · Type: actor · Edition: 0.19.0 · Evidence cutoff: 2026-09-15

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Dataset pointer: `/map/entities/2`. Reviewed: 2026-09-15.

> This is a curated, AI-assisted editorial atlas, not a census, affiliation classifier or independently fact-checked authority.

> Coordinates and ranges summarize public positions. They are not probabilities, rankings, statistical intervals or measures of company safety.

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## Position context

Status: placed. Kind: person. Evidence clarity: medium. Basis: mixed. Implementation: public-advocacy.

Sources used: First-hand material and reporting or indirect copies.

Editorial coordinates: x=-62, y=50; x range [-85, -35]; y range [25, 85]. These are layout units, not probabilities.

## /scope

Superintelligence restriction, not a ban on every AI application or safety research.

Claim: claim-actor-bengio-c863eb4481f44246f08ae770. Annotation: editorial.

[bengio-signature](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/22/harry-and-meghan-join-ai-pioneers-call-ban-superintelligent-systems) · [superintelligence-statement](https://superintelligence-statement.org/) · [bengio-lawzero-2025](https://yoshuabengio.org/en/blog/introducing-lawzero)

## /caveat

Conditional superintelligence restraint is reported separately from his directly read account of control risks. His research proposal is not a proven safety solution.

Claim: claim-actor-bengio-7186e669fd92b7b9ba3a39d1. Annotation: editorial.

[bengio-signature](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/22/harry-and-meghan-join-ai-pioneers-call-ban-superintelligent-systems) · [superintelligence-statement](https://superintelligence-statement.org/) · [bengio-lawzero-2025](https://yoshuabengio.org/en/blog/introducing-lawzero)

## /evidence/0/note

Reported signatory of the conditional superintelligence prohibition.

Claim: claim-actor-bengio-26f408a23fa01f121267fdc1. Annotation: attributed-summary · Axis: pace · Evidence role: unspecified.

[bengio-signature](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/22/harry-and-meghan-join-ai-pioneers-call-ban-superintelligent-systems)

## /evidence/1/note

The statement makes safety consensus and public support conditions for lifting the prohibition.

Claim: claim-actor-bengio-498b85d7245ea8fcf89a3399. Annotation: attributed-summary · Axis: pace · Evidence role: unspecified.

[superintelligence-statement](https://superintelligence-statement.org/)

## /evidence/2/note

Warns about deception, self-preservation and loss of human control while proposing safety research.

Claim: claim-actor-bengio-384a7ee4c81e2eac348dfd5a. Annotation: attributed-summary · Axis: concern · Evidence role: support.

Find the passage: LawZero introduction

[bengio-lawzero-2025](https://yoshuabengio.org/en/blog/introducing-lawzero)

## /profile/summary

Supports restraint on superintelligence and research aimed at retaining human control.

Claim: claim-actor-bengio-d3d975f0c6400f4267a85c3a. Annotation: synthesis.

[bengio-signature](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/22/harry-and-meghan-join-ai-pioneers-call-ban-superintelligent-systems) · [bengio-lawzero-2025](https://yoshuabengio.org/en/blog/introducing-lawzero)

## /profile/sections/0/text

The prohibition endorsement is reported; his concern about loss of control is stated directly in his LawZero announcement. Neither establishes a numerical risk estimate.

Claim: claim-actor-bengio-1fbdf8f356930d6fdc416728. Annotation: synthesis.

[bengio-signature](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/22/harry-and-meghan-join-ai-pioneers-call-ban-superintelligent-systems) · [bengio-lawzero-2025](https://yoshuabengio.org/en/blog/introducing-lawzero)

## Source provenance

### bengio-signature

[Harry and Meghan join AI pioneers in call for ban on superintelligent systems](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/22/harry-and-meghan-join-ai-pioneers-call-ban-superintelligent-systems)

The Guardian · Reporting or indirect copy (reporting) · Published: 2025-10-22 · Material last read: 2026-09-15 · Verification: read

Read scope is described in the source note.

Used only to corroborate Yoshua Bengio's signature and the scope of that statement, not to attribute every listed concern to him.

No archive check recorded.

### superintelligence-statement

[Statement on Superintelligence](https://superintelligence-statement.org/)

Future of Life Institute · First-hand source (primary) · Published: undated · Material last read: 2026-09-15 · Verification: read

Read scope is described in the source note.

The statement text was accessible. The dynamic signatory list was not exposed in the retrieved text; Bengio's signature is corroborated separately.

No archive check recorded.

### bengio-lawzero-2025

[Introducing LawZero](https://yoshuabengio.org/en/blog/introducing-lawzero)

Yoshua Bengio · First-hand source (primary) · Published: 2025-06-03 · Material last read: 2026-09-15 · Verification: read

Read scope is described in the source note.

Read the author's announcement, including his loss-of-control concerns. Describes his argument and research goals, not proof that the proposed approach is safe.

No archive check recorded.