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Geoffrey Hinton on Artificial Intelligence

Oct 30, 20251 hr 6 min
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Episode description

Yascha Mounk and Geoffrey Hinton discuss how AI works—and why it’s a risk. 

Geoffrey Hinton is a cognitive psychologist and computer scientist known as the “godfather of AI.” He was awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics, along with John Hopfield.

In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Geoffrey Hinton discuss what neuroscience teaches us about AI, how humans and machines learn, and the existential risks of AI.


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