# A Scientist's Prediction Is Not Scientific Without Evidence by Jensen Huang > "I would tell Geoffrey Hinton that it is irresponsible to say [there is a ten-percent chance of societal destruction from AI]. All of his predictions have been wrong. Enough predictions. That ten-percent chance is not grounded in science. It is not grounded in research. Just because it comes from a scientist does not make it scientific." > **— Jensen Huang**, *MOONSHOTS Live, September 25, 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Recording and precise locator:** [6:31](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbk7hdOwJj4&t=391s) — MOONSHOTS Live, September 25, 2026. - **Exact reconciled source object:** “I would tell Geoffrey Hinton that it is irresponsible to say [there is a ten-percent chance of societal destruction from AI]. All of his predictions have been wrong. Enough predictions. That ten-percent chance is not grounded in science. It is not grounded in research. Just because it comes from a scientist does not make it scientific.” - **Editorial status:** The poster preserves the source-faithful object, including visible bracketed repairs and omissions where present. - **Reconciled source dossier:** [[research/Jensen Pushes Back on Doomers Moonshots Live|Jensen Pushes Back on Doomers Moonshots Live]] preserves transcript order, speaker attribution, editorial conventions, and the surrounding argument. - **Weekly promotion dossier:** [[research/Weekly Reminder Hunt - 2026-10-02|Weekly Reminder Hunt — October 2, 2026]] records why this object was selected for permanent promotion. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public|The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Jensen Huang|Jensen Huang]] - [[wiki/Technological Panic|Technological Panic]] - [[wiki/AI Risk Tradeoffs|AI Risk Tradeoffs]] - [[wiki/Innovation Chilling Effect|Innovation Chilling Effect]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "I would tell Geoffrey Hinton that it is irresponsible to say [there is a ten-percent chance of societal destruction from AI]. All of his predictions have been wrong. Enough predictions. That ten-percent chance is not grounded in science. It is not grounded in research. Just because it comes from a scientist does not make it scientific." — Jensen Huang, MOONSHOTS Live, September 25, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-huang-scientist-s-prediction-is-not-scientific-without ```