{
  "id": 18113727,
  "title": "Godfather of AI Geoffrey Hinton warns humanity might have been better off without technology",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/godfather-of-ai-geoffrey-hinton-warns-humanity-might-have-been-better",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-04T11:30:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1576638/godfather-of-ai-geoffrey-hinton-warns-humanity-might-have-been-better-off-without-technology/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Nobel laureate and pioneer scientist Geoffrey Hinton warned that humanity might have been better off without developing artificial intelligence. Often recognized as the godfather of AI, the Canadian scientist shared his severe concerns during a recent interview. Furthermore, he cautioned that escalating technological risks could cause major economic or power grid disruptions within the next […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Guardian Technology",
        "title": "AI ‘godfather’ Geoffrey Hinton: it might turn out we were better off without AI",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/ai-godfather-geoffrey-hinton-it-might-turn-out-we-were-better-off",
        "published": "2026-11-03T21:35:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}