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Machines Like Us: Geoffrey Hinton on AI’s future

Machines Like Us: Geoffrey Hinton on AI’s future

Update: 2025-10-13
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Geoffrey Hinton, “the godfather of AI”, pioneered much of the network research that would become the backbone of modern AI. But it’s in the last several years that he has reached mainstream renown. Since 2023, Hinton has been on a campaign to convince governments, corporations and citizens that artificial intelligence – his life’s work – could be what spells the end of human civilization.

Machines Like Us host Taylor Owen interviews Hinton on the advancements made in AI in recent years and asks: if we keep going down this path, what will become of us?

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Machines Like Us: Geoffrey Hinton on AI’s future

Machines Like Us: Geoffrey Hinton on AI’s future

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