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Geoffrey

American  
[jef-ree] / ˈdʒɛf ri /

noun

  1. a male given name: from Germanic, meaning “divine peace.”


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Artificial Intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton insisted Tuesday on the need to strictly regulate the technology, warning that it remained unclear if humanity could co-exist with super intelligent AI.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Korir crossed the finish line Monday morning with a time of 2 hours, 1 minute, 52 seconds, shattering the previous course record of of 2:03:02 set by Geoffrey Mutai in 2011.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

When Geoffrey Owens was photographed working at a Trader Joe’s in 2018, the reaction was swift, and, in many corners, cruel.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

However, its "prominence is being diminished by poor governance and short-sighted funding decisions", the committee's chairman Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown said.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

When we got bored with playing USA versus Vietnam, Geoffrey and I went to find Gilbert.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba