SMRTR AIAug 12, 2025Forbes

Geoff Hinton Warns Humanity’s Future May Depend On AI ‘Motherly Instincts’

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AI pioneer Geoff Hinton now believes superintelligent AI could arrive within a decade, rather than the 30-50 years he previously estimated. Instead of trying to control these systems, which he compares to three-year-olds attempting to manage adults smarter than themselves, Hinton suggests building "maternal instincts" into AI so they naturally protect humans—like mothers caring for children.

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