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'Godfather of AI' Warns Tech Firms Are Selling AI That Will 'Do the Work of Workers Much Cheaper'

International Business Times UK — August 17, 2026 at 12:29 PM UTC

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'Godfather of AI' Warns Tech Firms Are Selling AI That Will 'Do the Work of Workers Much Cheaper'

AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton has warned that Big Tech is pouring money into systems designed to replace, not just assist, human workers, risking 'massive unemployment' in the coming decade.