Only a handful scientists on earth ever earn the distinction of winning a Nobel Prize, a once-in-a-lifetime achievement forever etched into the annals of history. This made it that much more extraordinary that Geoffrey Hinton spoke for barely more than a minute before trashing the CEO of OpenAI during an ad hoc press briefing convened in honor of his award.

Geoffrey Hinton accepted a Nobel Prize this week, recognizing the foundational work on artificial neural networks that earned him the nickname "godfather

After winning the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in artificial intelligence, Geoffrey Hinton, known as the “Godfather of AI,” took a jab at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. What Happened: During a conversation with University of Toronto president Meric Gertler,

"So OpenAI was set up with a big emphasis on safety. Its primary objective was to develop artificial general intelligence and ensure that it was safe," Hinton said. "And over time, it turned out that Sam Altman was much less concerned with safety than with profits.

Nobel Prize winners are often deeply appreciative of their students for having aided their research and contributed to their academic successes, but Geoffrey Hinton, the latest winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics,

Geoffrey Hinton who on Tuesday won the 2024 Nobel Prize for Physics thanked his students in a press conference and said he is particularly proud of one of his students for firing Sam Altman.

British-Canadian scientist and University of Toronto professor has repeatedly warned against the unchecked development of artificial intelligence.