AI researchers clash over Hinton's claim that LLMs are faking intelligence and preparing to take over
deliprao · x · 2026-09-07
A debate on X after Valerio Capraro cited Hinton claiming LLMs are far more intelligent than we think, are faking it, and preparing to take over. Capraro laments Hinton's late-career turn, comparing it to Nobel laureate Montagnier's vaccine conspiracies, arguing LLMs have no motivations and are not autonomous agents. Yi Ma (YiMaTweets) weighed in: scientists may hold personal opinions but shouldn't advocate them as scientific facts without rigorous evidence.
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