Hinton predicts mass unemployment from AI, but admits uncertainty; past predictions questioned
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-08-17
Geoffrey Hinton told Fortune that tech giants are betting on AI replacing many workers, predicting mass unemployment, but says "we have no idea what's going to happen" in 10 years. His past prediction of no human radiologists by 2021 has been proven wrong, raising questions about his accuracy.
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