# AI expert warns humans could be wiped out in three years

> Geoffrey Hinton says AI accident could kill humans within 18 months.
- Title: AI expert warns humans could be wiped out in three years
- Summary: Geoffrey Hinton says AI accident could kill humans within 18 months. Geoffrey Hinton warns AI could kill humans in 18 months due to uncontrolled intelligence.
- Keywords: geoffrey hinton, ai accident, hinton lectures, ai safety foundation, paul christiano, alignment research centre, openai, LADbible
- Source: LADbible — https://ladbible.com/technology/geoffrey-hinton-ai-godfather-warning-accident-354398-20261113
- Published: 2026-11-13T20:01:15.606+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: geoffrey hinton, ai, ai accident, hinton lectures, ai safety foundation, paul christiano, alignment research centre, openai, entertainment, culture, news
## Geoffrey Hinton's warning
Geoffrey Hinton, Nobel Prize winner known as the 'Godfather of AI', warns AI could kill humans within three years.

> If it’s super-intelligent, it’s not going to be you controlling it, it’s going to be it controlling you
## Hinton's revised timeline
Hinton revised his prediction after Paul Christiano's lecture, saying AI could kill us in 18 months.

> I think for most people in this room, the most likely reason they will die is because of an AI accident
## Hinton's concerns
Hinton says AI systems will soon be more intelligent than humans but we have little control over them.

> The central difficulty is that being intelligent and wanting what we want are two very different things
## Hinton's upcoming warning
Hinton plans to warn government leaders about AI risks in an upcoming speech.

> I've been going around saying this stuff's going to get smarter than us and we really need to worry and it might happen within ten years
## Key takeaway

Geoffrey Hinton warns AI could kill humans in 18 months due to uncontrolled intelligence.