AI Pioneer Hinton Warns Humans Must Befriend Robots or Face Extermination

Geoffrey Hinton, Nobel laureate and 'Godfather of AI', issued a stark warning that humanity must befriend robots or risk extinction. This is a continuation of his established public warnings on AI risk, but the rhetoric is notably more extreme, framing the choice as friendship or extermination. The claim is an opinion from a prominent figure, not a verifiable event, and its market impact is indirect.

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