Hinton backs UK bill to ban superintelligence, the first of its kind worldwide
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-09-08
"AI godfather" Geoffrey Hinton says in a new Times piece: "We would be very foolish to develop superintelligence now, when there is no scientific consensus it can be developed safely and controllably."
He backs ControlAI's UK Artificial Intelligence Security Bill, to be introduced in Parliament by MP Alex Sobel — billed as the first bill anywhere to prohibit superintelligence development. Gary Marcus shared the quote, saying he agrees with Hinton 100%.
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