computer scientist
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computer scientists
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On Thursday Geoffrey Hinton, the Nobel Prize-winning computer scientist who helped create AI and has grown concerned at its dangers, was far more compelling on CNN.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
He is not a computer scientist, and he is not exactly known for holding accurate views of how artificial intelligence actually works.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026
Prof Geoffrey Hinton, a computer scientist regarded as a "godfather" of AI development, warned powerful AI systems could even make humans extinct - although his fear was dismissed by his fellow "AI godfather", Yann LeCun.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
The tech leaders included Eric Schmidt, former Google chief executive; Reid Hoffman, a LinkedIn co-founder; Vinod Khosla, a venture capitalist; Yann LeCun, a computer scientist; and Jack Clark, a co-founder of Anthropic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
“Programming with cards,” one computer scientist from that era remembers, “did not teach you programming. It taught you patience and proofreading.”
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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