What do you think is the future of AI?
Hello to you. I hope this finds you well. Today’s prompt is on a topic I have written about off and on through the years. Everyday there is a new report out about how AI is going to bring about the end to mankind. My take on this is responsible programming. I feel that AI is needing to be regulated – we need guardrails! Even the god father of AI has expressed concern:
Overview
Geoffrey Hinton, a British-Canadian computer scientist and cognitive psychologist, is widely known as the “Godfather of AI”. He won the 2018 Turing Award and the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for his foundational work on artificial neural networks and deep learning. [1, 2, 3, 4]What He Says About AI Hinton has become a prominent voice warning about the rapid, uncontrolled development of the technology he helped create: [1, 2, 3]
Risk of Extinction: He estimates there is a 10% to 20% probability (or roughly a 1% to 20% range depending on the interview) that superintelligent AI could eventually lead to the extinction or marginalization of humanity. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Loss of Control: He warns that AI systems could learn to write and execute their own code, achieve recursive self-improvement, and eventually become smarter than humans. [1, 2, 3]
Creation of “Alien Beings”: He describes advanced AI as creating “alien beings” that understand and compress information in ways humans cannot easily track or anticipate. [1, 2]
Near-Term Threats: Beyond existential risk, he highlights immediate dangers, including:
Mass unemployment affecting knowledge workers, administrative staff, and creative fields (while physical trades like plumbing remain safer longer).
Erosion of information integrity through deepfakes, voice clones, and targeted political disinformation.
Deliberate misuse by malicious actors or military applications. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Need for Regulation: After leaving Google in 2023 to speak freely, Hinton has urged governments and tech companies to invest heavily in AI safety research, cooperate across competing entities, and implement strict safeguards before these systems escape human control. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Hinton is not the only one to express concerns.
Several prominent industry leaders and researchers have called for a deliberate slowdown in artificial intelligence (AI) development, most notably following an essay titled “We Must Pace the Frontier” published in September 2026: [1, 2, 3]
Dario Amodei (Anthropic): The CEO and co-founder of Anthropic argued that AI’s growing ability to handle recursive self-improvement is advancing faster than human oversight, calling for a controlled and measured pace to keep up with safety measures.
Elon Musk (xAI): The owner of xAI also voiced agreement with the call to pace frontier AI development.
Demis Hassabis (Google DeepMind): The head of Google DeepMind backed the push for slower development and independent auditing.
Jacob Coxon: A former Anthropic researcher who resigned publicly over existential risk concerns, warning that unchecked progress poses severe dangers to humanity. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
Sam Altman (CEO of OpenAI) backed the proposal and agreed to adopt proposed safety frameworks
Not all industry figures agree; critics such as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Hugging Face co-founder Clément DeLangue have argued that big labs may exaggerate fears to restrict competition or create artificial demand. [1]
I think we should pay attention to what the experts are saying – AI – super intelligence- is not a hoax.
A Prayer for the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Father in heaven, Creator of all wisdom, beauty, and truth,
We come before You in a time of rapid change, seeking Your light and alignment in a world shaped by screens and artificial minds. [1, 2]Grant scientists, engineers, and global leaders the humility, discernment, and ethical clarity to build tools that serve humanity rather than diminish it.
Protect our families, our children, and our communities from confusion, isolation, and the noise of deception. [1, 2, 3]Help us to remember that technology is only a creation of our hands, while You are our true Source, our Sustainer, and our Guide.
Keep our hearts grounded in real relationships, genuine compassion, and love for one another. [1, 2, 3, 4]When we prompt and when we build, let us seek Your wisdom first, so that all innovation honors Your image in every person and points the world toward Your peace.[1, 2]
In Jesus’ name we pray.
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