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Godfather of AI: I Tried to Warn Them, But We’ve Already Lost Control! Geoffrey Hinton

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Godfather of AI: I Tried to Warn Them, But We’ve Already Lost Control! Geoffrey Hinton

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

2025/06/16
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

2025/06/16
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He pioneered AI, now he’s warning the world. Godfather of AI Geoffrey Hinton breaks his silence on the deadly dangers of AI no one is prepared for.
Geoffrey Hinton is a leading computer scientist and cognitive psychologist, widely recognised as the ‘Godfather of AI’ for his pioneering work on neural networks and deep learning. He received the 2018 Turing Award, often called the Nobel Prize of computing. In 2023, he left Google to warn people about the rising dangers of AI.
He explains:
  • Why there’s a real 20% chance AI could lead to HUMAN EXTINCTION.
  • How speaking out about AI got him SILENCED.
  • The deep REGRET he feels for helping create AI.
  • The 6 DEADLY THREATS AI poses to humanity right now.
  • AI’s potential to advance healthcare, boost productivity, and transform education.
    00:00 Intro
    02:28 Why Do They Call You the Godfather of AI?
    04:37 Warning About the Dangers of AI
    07:23 Concerns We Should Have About AI
    10:50 European AI Regulations
    12:29 Cyber Attack Risk
    14:42 How to Protect Yourself From Cyber Attacks
    16:29 Using AI to Create Viruses
    17:43 AI and Corrupt Elections
    19:20 How AI Creates Echo Chambers
    23:05 Regulating New Technologies
    24:48 Are Regulations Holding Us Back From Competing With China?
    26:14 The Threat of Lethal Autonomous Weapons
    28:50 Can These AI Threats Combine?
    30:32 Restricting AI From Taking Over
    32:18 Reflecting on Your Life’s Work Amid AI Risks
    34:02 Student Leaving OpenAI Over Safety Concerns
    38:06 Are You Hopeful About the Future of AI?
    40:08 The Threat of AI-Induced Joblessness
    43:04 If Muscles and Intelligence Are Replaced, What’s Left?
    44:55 Ads
    46:59 Difference Between Current AI and Superintelligence
    52:54 Coming to Terms With AI’s Capabilities
    54:46 How AI May Widen the Wealth Inequality Gap
    56:35 Why Is AI Superior to Humans?
    59:18 AI’s Potential to Know More Than Humans
    1:01:06 Can AI Replicate Human Uniqueness?
    1:04:14 Will Machines Have Feelings?
    1:11:29 Working at Google
    1:15:12 Why Did You Leave Google?
    1:16:37 Ads
    1:18:32 What Should People Be Doing About AI?
    1:19:53 Impressive Family Background
    1:21:30 Advice You’d Give Looking Back
    1:22:44 Final Message on AI Safety
    1:26:05 What’s the Biggest Threat to Human Happiness?
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