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Geoffrey Hinton
Academic
A technologist and Nobel Laureate known for his work on AI.
Notable Quotes
"society could be 'in real trouble' should the technology get to a point where it is 'smarter' than humans."View Story →
"A 10% chance of AI killing all humans was 'not unreasonable'."View Story →
"powerful AI systems could even make humans extinct."View Story →
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