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Godfather of AI Warns Rich People Will Use AI to Replace Workers: ‘Going to Create Massive Unemployment…’

Geoffrey Hinton predicts AI will cause massive unemployment and increase wealth inequality as rich people use AI to replace workers, warns of potential misuse including nuclear threats.

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Geoffrey Hinton warns that wealthy individuals may use AI to replace workers, leading to widespread unemployment and increased corporate profits.

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Geoffrey Hinton and AI security expert Roman Yampolskij warn of a threatening upheaval

·Vienna, Austria
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Geoffrey Hinton, the "sponsor of AI," said AI will make big companies more profitable than ever before. The big hit is that unemployment will certainly reach catastrophic levels."What's really going to happen is that the rich will use AI to replace the workers," said Hinton. "This will lead to massive unemployment and a considerable increase in profits. This will make a few people much richer and most people more impoverished.

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der Standard AT broke the news in Vienna, Austria on Sunday, September 7, 2025.
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