Geoffrey Hinton: it might turn out we were better off without AI
alkyon · hn · 2026-11-04
'AI godfather' Geoffrey Hinton tells The Guardian that it might turn out humanity was better off without AI, his starkest questioning yet of the technology's overall value. The interview sparked wide discussion on Hacker News.
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