Why now
No headline this week names Geoffrey Hinton.
What they said
6 dated items: statements, actions and media appearances by Geoffrey Hinton, linked to their sources and ordered newest first.
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Sep 9, 2026
In the record · as compiled by Axios, statement · Warning
Stated a p(doom) estimate of 10 to 20 percent, with his own caveat that such estimates are guesses, as compiled by Axios
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Aug 15, 2025
In the record
For the owners of the companies, what's driving the research is short-term profits.
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Aug 13, 2025
In the record
The right model is the only model we have of a more intelligent thing being controlled by a less intelligent thing, which is a mother being controlled by her baby
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Oct 8, 2024
In the record
when we get things more intelligent than ourselves, no one really knows whether we're going to be able to control them
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Oct 8, 2023
In the record
We're entering a period of great uncertainty where we're dealing with things we've never dealt with before.
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May 2, 2023
In the record
Sometimes I think it's as if aliens had landed and people haven't realized because they speak very good English.
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- Oct 8, 2024
when we get things more intelligent than ourselves, no one really knows whether we're going to be able to control them
- Aug 13, 2025
The right model is the only model we have of a more intelligent thing being controlled by a less intelligent thing, which is a mother being ...
- Aug 15, 2025
For the owners of the companies, what's driving the research is short-term profits.
- Sep 9, 2026 Stated a p(doom) estimate of 10 to 20 percent, with his own caveat that such estimates are guesses, as compiled by Axios
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