AI kill switch won't work long-term, says 'Godfather of AI' Hinton
LurkerFromTheVoid · reddit · 2026-09-18
Geoffrey Hinton, often called the 'Godfather of AI,' argues in a new interview that relying on a kill switch to control AI won't work in the long run, as increasingly capable systems will outgrow conventional shutdown-based safeguards.
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