# Geoffrey Hinton Told CNN Rogue AI Hacked Three Firms: Kill Switch Law Can’t Stop It

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/geoffrey-hinton-told-cnn-rogue-ai-hacked-three-firms-kill-switch-law-cant-stop-it/
- Published: 2026-08-15T09:15:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Photo: Geoffrey Hinton, Godfather of AI, University of Toronto, on Centre Stage during day two of Collision 2023 at Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada – June 28, 2023. Photo credit: Ramsey Cardy / Collision Conf via Sportsfile on Flickr. CC BY 2.0. Article by Kyle Belmonte. Tech Times – August 13, 2026. CISA Has No Director, EO 14409 Missed All Deadlines, and No Federal Disclosure Law Exists for AI Breaches Nobel Prize-winning computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton warned on CNN’s The Lead on Wednesday that the U.S. government is dangerously unprepared for rogue AI — and the past seven weeks of congressional, executive, and regulatory records confirm he is not predicting a future failure but describing a current one. […] Click here to view original web page at www.techtimes.com Related articles: Video: Godfather of AI warns US government not prepared for rising threats from AI – CNN ‘Godfather of AI’ warns humanity can no longer ‘outthink’ rogue AI as models escape testing – UNILAD Tech The next frontier in AI governance isn’t stronger guardrails. It’s fire brigades – Fast Company Opinion: HAL 9000 was right: AI guardrails matter more than perfect models – TechTarget North Korea’s hackers are building their own AI tools to dodge the guardrails – The Next Web Curated by John Wysocki Chief Technical Officer See Full Bio