Hinton: Humanity Would Have Been Better Off Without AI

Nobel laureate and one of the founders of neural networks, Geoffrey Hinton, stated in an interview with The Guardian (November 3, 2026) that humanity might have been better off never creating AI, and called for the creation of a regulator modeled after the FDA to test AI models before release.

Compiled by Sergey KostenchukPublished 2026-11-03Updated 2026-11-04

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🛡 Hinton: Humanity Would Have Been Better Off Without AI

The Nobel laureate and one of the creators of neural networks stated in an interview with The Guardian: perhaps it was not worth creating AI. In ten years, it will become clear whether AI leads to "radical abundance" or to unemployment and societal division, and a "Chernobyl"—an attack on energy or financial infrastructure—is likely in this or next year. He criticized Altman, Zuckerberg, and Musk: "they understand the risks, but they don't care."

🌍 Hinton supported the initiative of 33 countries for unified AI evaluation standards and called for a regulator modeled after the FDA to test frontier models before release: pressure on the industry will increase.

👤 The prediction of an AI "Chernobyl" in the next 1–2 years and an "FDA for AI" are specific and verifiable claims: they should be monitored.

Source 1: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/nov/03/ai-godfather-geoffrey-hinton-better-off-without-ai Source 2: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50359872

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