# Nobody Knows What Advanced AI Will Do Next by Geoffrey Hinton > "Nobody really knows what’s going to happen [with advanced AI] … I’m just sounding the alarm." > **— Geoffrey Hinton**, *2023, University of Toronto public event* ## Sources and Context - **Exact original source passage:** "Nobody really knows what’s going to happen … I’m just sounding the alarm." - **Editorial repair and evidence:** Brackets identify advanced digital intelligence from the University of Toronto interview context. The source's ellipsis and Hinton's stated uncertainty are retained. [Direct source](https://www.utoronto.ca/news/godfather-conversation-why-geoffrey-hinton-worried-about-future-ai). No timecode is asserted. - **Full interview and recording:** [The Godfather in Conversation: Why Geoffrey Hinton is worried about the future of AI](https://www.utoronto.ca/news/godfather-conversation-why-geoffrey-hinton-worried-about-future-ai) — “what’s going to happen” refers to advanced digital intelligence, its possible advantage over human intelligence, and the risk of losing control. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Article:** [[articles/AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor|AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor]] - **Article:** [[articles/Host-Indexed Autonomy|Host-Indexed Autonomy]] - **Article:** [[articles/Humans and AIs as Entangled Learning Systems|Humans and AIs as Entangled Learning Systems]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Artificial Intelligence|Artificial Intelligence]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Geoffrey Hinton|Geoffrey Hinton]] - [[wiki/Alignment Problem|Alignment Problem]] - [[wiki/AI Coordination Systems|AI Coordination Systems]] - [[wiki/Control Theory|Control Theory]] - [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - [[wiki/OpenAI Frontier|OpenAI Frontier]] - [[wiki/Human-in-the-Loop BCI|Human-in-the-Loop BCI]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Nobody really knows what’s going to happen [with advanced AI] … I’m just sounding the alarm." — Geoffrey Hinton, 2023, University of Toronto public event https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-geoffrey-hinton-nobody-knows-whats-happen ```