Alex Turner is a Software Engineer at Google.
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“Former Google DeepMind researcher warned that misaligned AI could become more dangerous than China during NYC Council hearing on AI risks.”
“Alex Turner shared work on agent-glovebox, including isolation infrastructure and tests of agents trying to escape, with plans for a security audit.”
“Resigned on June 9, 2026 after attempting to prevent Google DeepMind's Pentagon deal and opposing the company's shift away from safety commitments.”
“Resigned publicly citing Google DeepMind's unrestricted Pentagon defense contracts lacking prohibitions against autonomous weapons or mass surveillance.”
“Author of Substack article describing his departure from Google DeepMind motivated by ethical objections to the company's government and military relationships.”
“Turner resigned from Google DeepMind after unsuccessfully opposing Google's contract with the Department of War to use AI models for military purposes including autonomous weapons.”
“Left Google DeepMind over the company's Pentagon AI deal; gathered employee signatures opposing military AI contracts and drafted governance frameworks.”
“Co-author of DeepMind paper on automation of alignment research”
“Criticized Google's Pentagon deal on X, stating the company commits to modify safety filters at government request.”