Geoffrey Hinton warns of a Chernobyl-style AI disaster that could cripple power grids and financial systems
Polymarket · x · 2026-11-07
Per Polymarket, AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton warned that AI could cause a "Chernobyl"-scale disaster, with potential consequences including crippling power grids and financial systems — the latest in his series of public warnings about catastrophic AI risk.
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