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Uncle Joe

(64,119 posts) Mon Dec 29, 2025, 12:52 AM 12 hrs ago

'Godfather of AI' Geoffrey Hinton warns AI has 'progressed even faster than I thought'

Nobel Prize-winning computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton – known as the "Godfather of AI" – joins Jake Tapper to discuss why he's "more worried" than ever about the rise of AI, comparing its impact on society to the Industrial Revolution.

00:00 CNN State of the Union
00:55 Geoffrey Hinton
01:28 Progression
01:55 Impactful
02:44 Risks
03:38 Safety vs. profit
04:23 Government restrictions
05:13 Safety
06:09 Take over the world
06:32 2026

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'Godfather of AI' Geoffrey Hinton warns AI has 'progressed even faster than I thought' (Original Post) Uncle Joe 12 hrs ago OP

Is it 'progressed'... OldBaldy1701E 4 hrs ago #1

OldBaldy1701E

(10,050 posts)

1. Is it 'progressed'...

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Mon Dec 29, 2025, 09:01 AM

4 hrs ago

Or, is it 'forced into our lives before it was ready'?

I am kind of leaning towards the second choice.

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