Nobel Laureate Geoffrey Hinton, known to many as the “Godfather of AI,” made headlines around the world after leaving his job at Google to speak more freely about the risks posed by unchecked development of artificial intelligence. Why does he believe digital intelligence could hold an advantage over biological intelligence? How did he suddenly arrive at this conclusion after a lifetime of work in the field? Most importantly, what – if anything – can be done to safeguard the future of humanity? The University of Toronto University Professor Emeritus addresses these questions and more in The Godfather in Conversation.