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Godfather of Deep Learning
If it takes over that's what will happen. [...] We don't know how to do that. We don't even know if it's possible.
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AI Verified The quote directly addresses whether aligning or controlling advanced AI is possible, saying 'We don't know how to do that' and 'We don't even know if it's possible.' That clearly indicates abstention/uncertainty on the full claim that AI alignment is solvable. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 17d ago
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AI Verified The quote is explicitly uncertain: "We don't know how to do that" and "We don't even know if it's possible," so it does not endorse or reject solvability. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 17d ago

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AI Verified The TVO transcript at the provided URL is dated April 3, 2025 and attributes the remarks to Geoffrey Hinton. In the transcript, Steve Paikin says there is a 10–20% chance humans will be rendered extinct, and Hinton replies, “IF IT TAKES OVER THAT'S WHAT WILL HAPPEN.” A few lines later, Hinton says, “WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THAT. WE DON'T EVEN KNOW IF IT'S POSSIBLE.” The submitted quote is therefore a faithful omitted-text excerpt from that source and is correctly attributed. ([tvo.org](https://www.tvo.org/transcript/5008888)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 17d ago
Disputed The April 3, 2025 TVO interview with Geoffrey Hinton is real, but two transcript mirrors of that same TVO/YouTube segment read, “Yeah, if it takes over, that’s what’ll happen” and “We don’t know how to do that. We don’t even know if it’s possible,” not the submitted “what will happen / prevent that / In fact...” wording. So it is attributed to Hinton, but the quote as given is not verbatim and appears materially altered. The supplied TVO transcript URL itself was not directly readable here because it loads as a JavaScript app. ([tvo.org](https://www.tvo.org/video/geoffrey-hinton-will-ai-save-the-world-or-end-it?utm_source=openai)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 19d ago
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