Hinton tells Congress 'maybe a year' to regulate AI, but critics say his doomer calls were all wrong
firstadopter · x · 2026-09-18
Geoffrey Hinton warned US Congress that AI has entered recursive self-improvement — "AI designing better AI" — and lawmakers may have "maybe a year" to regulate before it spirals out of control; Rep. Ted Lieu called it "insane science fiction," with a "kill switch" law floated. Investor firstadopter fired back: the media never holds Hinton and Dario Amodei accountable for their dead-wrong doomer predictions, accusing detached researchers and attention-farming media of scaring the country without evidence or nuance.
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