Heidy Khlaaf
United KingdomscientistFemale5.1Global Dominance: 0.02%Heidy Khlaaf is the Chief Scientist of AI at the AI Now Institute, an organization focused on studying the social implications of artificial intelligence. She has been vocal about the risks associated with the increasing involvement of big tech companies in military applications of AI, arguing that these technologies can introduce vulnerabilities to national security and enable surveillance without consent.
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Heidy Khlaaf is the chief AI scientist at the AI Now Institute and a former OpenAI safety engineer.
Experts: How would AI actually kill everyone?
United States· 2026-09-17
Heidy Khlaaf, chief scientist at the AI Now Institute, is sceptical about giving percentage chances to existential scenarios.
Could AI really wipe out humanity and hijack the internet? | AI (artificial intelligence)United Kingdom· 2026-09-15
Heidy Khlaaf is the chief AI scientist at the AI Now Institute and commented on the dangers of AI technology.
Anthropic details bad actors’ efforts to misuse its AI for bioweapons | AnthropicUnited Kingdom· 2026-09-11
Heidy Khlaaf is the Chief AI Scientist at AI Now Institute, focusing on the social consequences of AI.
Las grandes tecnológicas se lanzan al negocio de la guerra: así se militariza Silicon Valley | Tecnología
Spain· 2025-07-21
