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Geoffrey Hinton

Godfather of Deep Learning

Just because you’ve developed a new drug doesn’t mean you can put it on the market. You have to persuade the FDA. That takes about a billion dollars’ worth of work. That is at least the requirement that should be demanded of AI.

AI Verified (Oct 16, 2026)

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SINGULISM, “Hinton Proposes FDA-Style Pre-Approval for AI, Warns Only One Year Left,” October 16, 2026. The article quotes Geoffrey Hinton: “Just because you’ve developed a new drug doesn’t mean you can put it on the market. You have to persuade the FDA. That takes about a billion dollars’ worth of work. That is at least the requirement that should be demanded of AI.”

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AI Verified Hinton says FDA-style premarket approval should be required for AI: an independent regulator reviews evidence before release. That is a required third-party audit/review and covers major AI systems. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 40min ago

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AI Verified The quote supports the required FDA-style independent premarket review/audit of AI systems, so the recorded ‘for’ answer is correct. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 40min ago

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AI Verified SINGULISM’s October 16, 2026 article directly attributes the stored wording to Geoffrey Hinton; its source passage contains the quote verbatim. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 41min ago

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