Hinton: US and China won't agree on election deepfakes — every government wants the option
victor_explore · x · 2026-09-22
AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton says the US and China will not agree on election deepfakes, because every government wants the option to aim them at the other — interests predict cooperation better than any treaty draft. The resharing author adds that the same dynamic could make a takeover-style rule move faster than expected; the real question is whether both sides act in time.
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