Hinton's book Smarter Than Us on AI risks moves up publication date
geoffreyhinton · x · 2026-10-16
Geoffrey Hinton announced that Penguin has moved up the publication of "Smarter Than Us", his book with Patchen Barss. It explains how AI works for non-technical readers, then covers the myriad risks and what to do about them.
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