MIT IMES Distinguished Speaker Series 2026: Geoffrey Hinton

This video features the lecture of Prof.GEoffrey Hinton discussing "Are we Creating Alien Beings?" on May, 26th, 2026. The IMES CEE Distinguished Speaker Series is supported by IMES to provide a vibrant forum for highly distinguished speakers to share their research with the IMES, MIT, and local and broader community. More on the series can be found here: https://imes.mit.edu/news-events/distingui... The Judith Richter Lecture in Education, Science, and Peace, was established at MIT in 2020 by Dr. Judith Richter, co-founder of the cardiovascular firm Medinol, in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the NIR School of the Heart.

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