August 13, 2025

The ‘godfather of AI’ reveals the only way humanity can survive superintelligent AI

Source: The ‘godfather of AI’ reveals the only way humanity can survive superintelligent AI

“That’s the only good outcome. If it’s not going to parent me, it’s going to replace me,” he said. “These super-intelligent caring AI mothers, most of them won’t want to get rid of the maternal instinct because they don’t want us to die.”

Geoffrey Hinton has now decided that building "maternal instincts" into AI is the only way to prevent all of humanity being wiped out. My hope is that more people read this kind of thing and come to the correct conclusion that computer scientists are not well-equipped to make sweeping predictions about social systems.

The quotes are … something else.

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The ‘godfather of AI’ reveals the only way humanity can survive superintelligent AI

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