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AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton says we must convince AI that it's our mother

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AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton says we must convince AI that it's our mother

Hinton says making AIs care more about us than themselves could keep them from wiping out humanity. “We need to think of AIs as our mothers and us as the babies.”

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Trajectory Labs hosts mixer with TMU's Dais & AISF

This is the first in a planned series for Toronto's AI safety community. We got together researchers, policy people, students, and practitioners.

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Canadian Journalism Foundation

Watch: Inaugural CJF-Hinton Award for Excellence in AI Safety Reporting presented in Toronto

Highlights from the CJF Awards ceremony on June 10, 2026 at the Fairmont Royal York, where the first CJF-Hinton Award for Excellence in AI Safety Reporting was presented.

CJF names shortlist for inaugural CJF-Hinton Award for Excellence in AI Safety Reporting

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Canadian Journalism Foundation

CJF names shortlist for inaugural CJF-Hinton Award for Excellence in AI Safety Reporting

‘Entries confront some of the most urgent safety challenges of our time, including non-consensual deepfakes and coordinated disinformation, with rigour, originality and real-world impact.’

Canada's AI Strategy: Report on Consultations

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Canada's AI Strategy: Report on Consultations

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada publishes its report on the national AI Strategy consultations, outlining priorities to guide Canada's approach to safe and responsible AI.

How can we prevent AI from becoming a menace?

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CBC Ideas

How can we prevent AI from becoming a menace?

The focus on artificial intelligence development has been more about making it as powerful as possible but more resources need to be going into AI safety, says researcher Owain Evans. He delivered the 2025 Hinton Lectures.

AI must foster 'maternal instincts' or we risk extinction, warns Geoffrey Hinton

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CBC Ideas

AI must foster 'maternal instincts' or we risk extinction, warns Geoffrey Hinton

'It'd be very silly if we went extinct because we didn't try,' says Hinton — Geoffrey Hinton says if AI continues to develop without appropriate guardrails, a worst-case scenario could lead to human extinction.

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Manulife

Manulife announces sponsorship of The Hinton Lectures on AI safety

This partnership will advance public understanding of AI safety, led by Nobel Laureate Geoffrey Hinton and supported by Manulife's commitment to Responsible AI.

Fake content is getting harder to suss out. This Canadian Nobel Prize winner has an idea to help

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CBC News

Fake content is getting harder to suss out. This Canadian Nobel Prize winner has an idea to help

AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton spoke Monday at the first of the two-night Hinton Lectures event in Toronto, arguing it may become critical to label material that is authentic as it grows harder to distinguish from AI-generated content.

AI RISING: Risk vs Reward — The Hinton Lectures

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News release

AI RISING: Risk vs Reward — The Hinton Lectures

On October 28 and 29, 2024, GRI partnered with Nobel Prize winner Geoffrey Hinton to present a two-part lecture series on the profound impact of AI, delivered by UC Berkeley's Jacob Steinhardt.