Geoffrey Hinton, widely known as the “godfather of AI”, has delivered one of his starkest warnings yet, arguing that the world’s most powerful tech billionaires are pushing artificial intelligence forward at a pace that could destabilise economies, erase millions of jobs and unleash forces humanity may not be able to control. Speaking in a public conversation with US Senator Bernie Sanders at Georgetown University, Hinton said the unchecked ambitions of Silicon Valley’s richest men risk triggering an AI-driven crisis with no safety net in place. Hinton singled out Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison and Jeff Bezos, noting that they are investing hundreds of billions into AI and robotics while failing to grasp the long-term consequences. According to Hinton, their race to dominate

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