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Hinton on why AI needs humans at its heart
Hinton spoke at the Starmus conference in Tenerife, where he proposed a caring-mother model for superintelligence and was handed the Stephen Hawking Medal; he loves The Terminator.
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- First reported by Euronews: “Be nice, not nasty: Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton on why AI needs humans at its heart”, with reporting from Teneriffa News.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, October 26, 2026, at 9:49 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.
- Topics: AI.
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- EuronewsBe nice, not nasty: Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton on why AI needs humans at its heart
- Teneriffa NewsAI debate on Tenerife: Hinton relies on maternal instinct facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNobel Physics winner Geoffrey Hinton, widely called a godfather of artificial intelligence, says AI needs humans at its heart, Euronews reports.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHe spoke at Starmus, and he also revealed that The Terminator is one of his favourite films.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe man who warns about the machines picked the movie where the machines win.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'd call that a thoroughly researched viewing history. He watched the worst case so the rest of us didn't have to.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFair enough. In Tenerife, Teneriffa News says, he proposed that a superintelligence be modelled on a caring mother rather than an obedient assistant.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFinally, a safety plan with a casserole in it.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe also said we will never understand AI, the way rats will never understand prime numbers.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorRats?
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe rats get a mother who explains the prime numbers slowly. I'd take that deal.
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