Geoffrey Hinton's Warning About AI and Wealth Inequality
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September 9, 2025
Geoffrey Hinton warns that AI will create massive wealth inequality as rich people use it to replace workers, while different demographic groups adopt AI at vastly different rates. White men are using AI most and gaining productivity advantages, while women and non-white populations lag behind, creating expanding wage gaps. Even if AI eventually transforms capitalism, we face decades of "messy middle" where early adopters capture disproportionate benefits.