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Godfather of AI: I Tried to Warn Them, but We’ve Already Lost Control! Geoffrey Hinton (Video)

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In this 16 June 2025 video, host Steven Bartlett talks with Geoffrey Hinton who pioneered AI, and now he’s warning the world.

Godfather of AI Geoffrey Hinton breaks his silence on the deadly dangers of AI no one is prepared for. Geoffrey Hinton is a leading computer scientist and cognitive psychologist, widely recognised as the ‘Godfather of AI’ for his pioneering work on neural networks and deep learning. He received the 2018 Turing Award, often called the Nobel Prize of computing. In 2023, he left Google to warn people about the rising dangers of AI.

He explains:

Why there’s a real 20 percent chance AI could lead to HUMAN EXTINCTION.

How speaking out about AI got him SILENCED.

The deep REGRET he feels for helping create AI.

The 6 DEADLY THREATS AI poses to humanity right now.

AI’s potential to advance healthcare, boost productivity, and transform education.

https://youtu.be/giT0ytynSqg


⏱ Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

02:11 Why Do They Call You the Godfather of AI?

04:20 Warning About the Dangers of AI

07:06 Concerns We Should Have About AI

10:33 European AI Regulations

12:12 Cyber Attack Risk

14:25 How to Protect Yourself From Cyber Attacks 16:12 Using AI to Create Viruses 17:26 AI and Corrupt Elections 19:03 How AI Creates Echo Chambers 22:48 Regulating New Technologies 24:31 Are Regulations Holding Us Back From Competing With China? 25:57 The Threat of Lethal Autonomous Weapons 28:33 Can These AI Threats Combine? 30:15 Restricting AI From Taking Over 32:01 Reflecting on Your Life’s Work Amid AI Risks 33:45 Student Leaving OpenAI Over Safety Concerns 37:49 Are You Hopeful About the Future of AI? 39:51 The Threat of AI-Induced Joblessness 42:47 If Muscles and Intelligence Are Replaced, What’s Left? 44:38 Ads 46:42 Difference Between Current AI and Superintelligence 52:37 Coming to Terms With AI’s Capabilities 54:29 How AI May Widen the Wealth Inequality Gap 56:18 Why Is AI Superior to Humans? 59:01 AI’s Potential to Know More Than Humans 1:00:49 Can AI Replicate Human Uniqueness? 1:03:57 Will Machines Have Feelings? 1:11:12 Working at Google 1:14:55 Why Did You Leave Google? 1:16:20 Ads 1:18:15 What Should People Be Doing About AI?

1:19:36 Impressive Family Background

1:21:13 Advice You’d Give Looking Back

1:22:27 Final Message on AI Safety

1:25:48 What’s the Biggest Threat to Human Happiness?

 

 

 

 



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