'Godfather of AI' predicts who the winners and losers from the technology will be

Artificial intelligence gets talked about like it’s either going to save the world or end it – usually by people who don’t actually build it.

One person who does know what he’s talking about is Geoffrey Hinton, a Nobel Prize-winning computer scientist often called the ‘Godfather of AI.’

He helped create the tech that modern AI is built on, then stepped away from Big Tech to tell the Financial Times what he really thinks.

And while he’s excited by AI’s potential, he’s also pretty honest about who it’s likely to help most.

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Who Geoffrey Hinton thinks will win as artificial intelligence gets smarter

Hinton’s main point is AI will make companies incredibly efficient, and that efficiency will turn into serious money.

The catch is who gets that money.

According to him, wealthy individuals and big companies are the ones set to benefit most, because they own the AI systems and decide how they’re used. 

If a machine can do a job faster and cheaper than a person, many businesses will choose the machine.

That doesn’t mean AI is evil. 

He says this is just how capitalism works. 

Companies are rewarded for cutting costs and boosting profits, and AI happens to be very good at both.

So while it creates huge value, it doesn’t automatically share it evenly.

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The jobs most likely to feel the squeeze first

Geoffrey Hinton doesn’t think jobs will vanish overnight. 

There’s no sudden robot takeover coming next week.

What he does see is something sneakier. 

Entry-level roles are thinning out. 

The kinds of jobs people used to get straight out of school or college are being automated first.

Tasks that are repetitive, predictable, or boring are easiest for AI to learn. 

That means fewer training jobs, fewer junior roles, and fewer chances to get a foot in the door.

Right now, many companies are retraining workers instead of firing them. 

But Hinton thinks that balance could change as AI gets cheaper and better at doing more things.

In other words, the shift might be happening slowly… but it is happening.

The one area artificial intelligence probably won’t take over

Healthcare is where Hinton sounds genuinely optimistic.

He argues that if AI made doctors five times more efficient, we wouldn’t need fewer doctors. 

We’d just get more healthcare. 

Longer appointments, faster diagnoses, better treatment, and more access for everyone.

People don’t say, ‘No thanks, I’ve had enough healthcare.’ 

If it gets easier and cheaper, demand goes up.

So instead of replacing workers, AI could actually help doctors do more of what humans are best at.

Why quick fixes don’t impress him

Some tech leaders suggest ideas like universal basic income to deal with AI job losses. 

Hinton isn’t sold.

His issue isn’t money, but meaning. 

He believes people want to feel useful, not just paid. 

Work gives structure, purpose, and identity, and losing that can cause problems no check can fix.

Despite all the warnings, the Godfather of AI isn’t pretending he knows exactly how this ends. 

He admits no one does.

What he’s saying is simpler than that. 

Something big is changing. 

It could be amazing, or it could very well be messy. 

And the worst move right now would be pretending everything will stay exactly the same.

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