Podcast HackThe Godfather of AI on Rising Dangers and Losing ControlBy The Diary of a CEO, Stephen Bartlett, Geoffrey Hinton
In a Nutshell
In this June 2025 episode of The Diary of a CEO, host Steven Bartlett talks to AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton about the threat of AI to the human race.
Favorite Quote
One of the facets of being a human is, because we've always been here, … we assume casually that we will always be here and we'll always figure everything out. But there's a beginning and an end to everything.
Steven Bartlett
Introduction
AI is becoming increasingly prevalent in our day-to-day lives, yet its inner workings are still a mystery to many.
While AI is developing at an astonishing rate, our understanding of the technology, its risks, and how to manage them, is falling behind.
In this June 2025 episode of The Diary of a CEO, host Steven Bartlett talks to Geoffrey Hinton – one of the pioneers of artificial intelligence – about his predictions for the future.
Laying out a bleak picture of the potential risks of AI gaining intelligence, Hinton touches on job losses, cyber attacks, and bioweapons.
Hinton also discusses what governments and AI developers should be doing to ensure humanity's safety.
Here are the 3 key insights from this Hack
- 1.AI is developing ‘human’ traits faster than we realize
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