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The Godfather of AI Thinks Something Huge Is About to Happen

Geoffrey Hinton says the intelligence explosion once seemed distant, but now it could be much closer than expected.

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Jim Clyde Monge
Oct 05, 2026
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The Godfather of AI Thinks Something Huge Is About to Happen

Back in 2023, I remember seeing the term “intelligence explosion” come up quite a lot in AI discussions. People were already talking about AI improving itself and what could happen if that process started speeding up, but it never seemed like an immediate concern.

Most of the attention was still…

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