Robots & Artificial Intelligence‘Godfather of AI’ warns superintelligent systems could ‘lead to human extinction’ – as he calls for the government to ban their development Posted on September 8, 2026 by Administrator The man dubbed the ‘godfather of AI’ has issued a warning over powerful artificial intelligence systems. Dr Geoffrey Hinton is a British-Canadian computer scientist who is known for his work on artificial neural networks. Despite his background, Dr Hinton has now warned that AI could ‘lead to human extinction’ – should it become ‘superintelligent’.
