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Geoffrey Hinton warns AI could trigger major shutdown
Original: "AI ‘#godfather’ # GeoffreyHinton : it might turn out we were better off without # AI # Nobel winner warns the tech coul
Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton, often called one of the godfathers of artificial intelligence, has warned that AI could be close to triggering a major incident such as a power or banking shutdown. Hinton said it might turn out humanity was better off without the technology, renewing fears among AI pioneers about the risks of systems being deployed faster than they can be controlled.
Why now: A prominent AI pioneer and Nobel winner publicly warning of catastrophic risks draws renewed attention to AI safety debates.
Geoffrey Hintonartificial intelligenceThe Guardian
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- "AI ‘#godfather’ # GeoffreyHinton : it might turn out we were better off without # AI # Nobel winner warns the tech could be near to triggering major incident such as power or # banking # shutdown " https://www. theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/n… · debacle@framapiaf.org · 1
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