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Geoffrey Hinton’s main regret is that he did not recognise sooner how dangerous AI systems could become, Brand Spur reports, recounting his remarks on the Smart Girl Dumb Questions podcast.

That personal reflection adds a sharper note to his call for government safety checks before powerful AI products are released. The report does not provide a direct quotation for the regret, so it is best read as Brand Spur’s account of what Hinton said, not a verbatim statement.

Discuss: Should AI researchers who later warn about risks be judged mainly on when they began speaking out, or on what they are doing to address those risks now?

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