Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a powerful tool that holds immense potential to transform various aspects of our lives. As much as the benefits it can bring, Dr Hammou Messatfa points out the crucial need to recognise and address the existential threats associated with AI’s advancement. He discusses the distinction between trustworthy AI and existential AI, and explores the concept of ‘unaligned AI systems’ - noting that the risks associated with this could be greater than existential threats such as pandemics, climate change, and nuclear war.