Geoffrey Hinton: it might turn out we were better off without AI

Re:Geoffrey Hinton: it might turn out we were better off wit... by JSR_FDED on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @10:51AM (#50367329)

It’s precisely because the corporate mindset of “profit before all else” that certain individuals become fabulously wealthy, enabling their philanthropy.

The Sackler family of opioid infamy were huge philanthropists. Not saying that the AI companies are like Purdue Pharma, but clearly philanthropy does not compensate for societal damage.

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Re:Geoffrey Hinton: it might turn out we were better off wit... by andsoitis on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @10:53AM (#50367376)

Americans and the US as a whole are the most charitable in the world.

The data does not lie.

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Re:Geoffrey Hinton: it might turn out we were better off wit... by goatlover on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @12:10PM (#50368542)

So why was US AID ended by DOGE?

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Re:Geoffrey Hinton: it might turn out we were better off wit... by jfyi on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @12:31PM (#50368801)

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Re:Geoffrey Hinton: it might turn out we were better off wit... by 233mhz on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @12:38PM (#50368908)

> Americans and the US as a whole are the most charitable in the world.

Yeah because it includes lobbies and turbo billionaire pastors from texas using "charity" money to buy rolls royces as well as other highly retarded """charities""" that aren't even legal in the rest of the developed world

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