‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton says Anthropic strayed from its safety-first mission

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In a wide-ranging interview, Hinton said he now sees where AI can play a role in military operations, a reversal from his previous skepticism about such applications.

Geoffrey Hinton speaks using a wireless lav mic. He is lit by an overhead spotlight.

Geoffrey Hinton in Toronto in 2023.Ramsey Cardy / Sportsfile via Getty Images file

June 9, 2026, 9:33 AM EDT

By Jared Perlo

AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton thinks that Anthropic is losing its focus on safe tech development as competitive and financial pressures force it to pursue other goals, he told NBC News in a wide-ranging interview in late May.

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