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published_at: "2026-11-04T13:05:26.000Z"
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summary: "Geoffrey Hinton said humans would have been better off never developing AI. Hinton warned AI could trigger a large-scale incident this year or next, such as a temporary blackout of financial or power systems."
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# Disaster is still better than AI

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**Published:** 2026-11-04T13:05:26.000Z
**Category:** Regulation
**Topics:** safety

## Summary

Geoffrey Hinton said humans would have been better off never developing AI\. Hinton warned AI could trigger a large\-scale incident this year or next, such as a temporary blackout of financial or power systems\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://jasonpolak.substack.com/p/disaster-is-still-better-than-ai>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50365009>)