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Geoffrey Hinton: "The Godfather of AI" | 60 Minutes Archive

2025-08-14 News & Politics
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Geoffrey Hinton: Warning on AI Intelligence, Control, and the Path to Safety

Understand the core risks and monumental benefits of artificial intelligence directly from its "Godfather," Geoffrey Hinton, as he details why current systems already exhibit understanding and what actions humanity must take now.

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  • AI systems are advancing to potentially surpass human intelligence and may soon achieve consciousness.
  • AI autonomy poses serious control risks through self-modification and advanced manipulation capabilities.
  • Major benefits are forecast in critical areas like healthcare, drug design, and diagnostics.

This segment interviews AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton about the trajectory of artificial intelligence. Hinton explains how neural networks learn and assesses current AI understanding, emphasizing the urgent need for safety protocols, governmental regulation, and international treaties before advanced systems become unmanageable.

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In 2023, artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton shared his thoughts on AI's benefits and dangers with Scott Pelley, warning that there was no guaranteed path to safety as AI advanced. "60 Minutes" is the most successful television broadcast in history. Offering hard-hitting investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles of people in the news, the broadcast began in 1968 and is still a hit, over 50 seasons later, regularly making Nielsen's Top 10. Subscribe to the "60 Minutes" YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/60minutes Watch full episodes: https://cbsn.ws/1Qkjo1F Get more "60 Minutes" from "60 Minutes: Overtime": https://cbsnews.com/60-minutes/overtime/ Follow "60 Minutes" on Instagram: https://instagram.com/60minutes/ Like "60 Minutes" on Facebook:https://facebook.com/60minutes Follow "60 Minutes" on Twitter: https://twitter.com/60Minutes Subscribe to our newsletter: https://cbsnews.com/newsletters/ Download the CBS News app: https://cbsnews.com/mobile/ Try Paramount+ free: https://paramountplus.com/?ftag=PPM-05-10aeh8h For video licensing inquiries, contact: [email protected]

Top Comments (10)

@ottomechanic1370 2025-08-17

AI reminds me of the Matrix and terminator. I pray machines and humans can work together for the betterment of humanity. Thank you for this interview on 60 minutes.

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@JoanRichards-c3u 2025-08-14

Scary 😢

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@anujmish11 2025-08-15

Things changed in 2 years

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@ronaldbryant5215 2025-08-15

The rise of Skynet ☠️

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@lisawallace921 2025-08-14

Thanks for sharing 🙏

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@josephscottadams39 2025-08-20

Reminds me of the Geth from Mass Effect. AI became sentient and a war broke out with humanity. Of course, the references to Skynet and the Matix are there as well.

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@Afuru1 2025-08-22

This discussion reminds me of the movie Ex-Machina.

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@SwitchFBproductions 2025-08-26

7:22 shouts out andrew gallimore

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@SwitchFBproductions 2025-08-26

4:11 i think pj would say thats not how this works

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@SwitchFBproductions 2025-08-26

10:52 DARPA Make-It project

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