‘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

NEW YORK — 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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