Geoffrey Hinton

We somehow have to have a way of — when AI agents replace people — doing what Bill Gates has suggested recently. We have to have a way of taxing the AI agents, so there's still a tax base. AI Verified source (2026)

I think the people who run the big tech companies — the very high up people, not all of them, but a lot of them — think we are going to get to AGI. Whoever gets there first is going to have immense power and be able to make immense profits by replaci... more AI Verified source (2026)

“What’s actually going to happen is rich people are going to use AI to replace workers,” he said. “It’s going to create massive unemployment and a huge rise in profits. It will make a few people much richer and most people poorer. That’s not AI’s fau... more AI Unverifiable source (2025)

I don't believe there'll be nearly as many new jobs created as it destroys, as it replaces. AI Verified source (2025)

On proposals like Sam Altman's to address AI-driven job losses with a universal basic income: it "won't deal with human dignity." Many people get their self-respect and sense of worth from their jobs, so simply paying everyone an income may solve the... more AI Verified source (2025)