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Nobel-winning AI pioneer Hinton blasts Trump over AI knowledge
The Nobel-winning computer scientist's remarks, reported by the Guardian, land as Washington argues over how to govern artificial intelligence; the president has not yet answered.
Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on this story, from BBN Newsroom at 11:03 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are The Guardian's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by The Guardian: “AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton: Trump is ‘corrupt, senile felon’ who knows nothing about AI”.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 11:03 AM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
- Topics: AI, Trump.
- BBN covered this story before: Silicon Valley falls in line with Trump's AI rebrand (October 11).
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What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA Nobel-winning AI pioneer is aiming at the White House this morning, and it has nothing to do with chatbots.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorGeoffrey Hinton, often called the godfather of AI, told reporters that President Trump is a corrupt, senile felon who knows nothing about artificial intelligence.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe Guardian has the story, and it matters because Hinton left his job at Google to warn the world about this technology, so people listen when he talks.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA man who built the thing says the person regulating the thing has never opened the thing. That is the whole problem, Vera.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOr it's a chance for the president to book a tutorial. Hinton does teach.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHe called him a felon on the record. I doubt he's getting a seat in the front row.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFront row, back row. The computer will have the same opinion of both.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHank!
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