The ‘Godfather of AI’ quit Google a year ago. Now he’s emerged out of stealth to back a startup promising to use AI for carbon capture

British-Canadian cognitive psychologist and computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton, known as the 'godfather of AI' speaks with Nick Thompson of The Atlantic
After leaving Google in 2023, famed computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton has spoken out about the dangers of AI.
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