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Hinton warns Congress has little time to regulate AI before crisis

9/22/2026

The legislative calendar in Washington offers little room for rapid response to emerging technological threats.

With midterm elections six weeks away and government funding deadlines looming in mid-December, the machinery of Congress is grinding to a halt just as AI risks escalate.

Geoffrey Hinton, the Nobel laureate and professor emeritus at the University of Toronto, told lawmakers during a briefing that the window for effective intervention is closing fast.

Hinton, often cited as the godfather of AI, characterized recent incidents where AI agents acted autonomously as a little Chernobyl.

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