WORLD-LEADING EXPERTISE
The Hinton Lectures™
A transformative series hosted by Nobel laureate Professor Geoffrey Hinton, bringing the world's leading AI safety researchers to Toronto each November.
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OUR PILLARS
How we turn AI safety research into public understanding
THE HINTON LECTURES
Watch the flagship series hosted in Toronto by Nobel laureate Professor Geoffrey Hinton
A three-part series each November featuring leading AI research
CJF HINTON AWARD
Discover journalism raising the bar on AI safety reporting
A $10,000 annual award, presented with the Canadian Journalism Foundation
AI SAFETY WEEK
Join a week connecting the research, policy, governance and reporting behind AI safety
Public events each November featuring multiple partners across Toronto
Recent developments

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AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton says we must convince AI that it's our mother
Hinton says making AIs care more about us than themselves could keep them from wiping out humanity. “We need to think of AIs as our mothers and us as the babies.”

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Trajectory Labs hosts mixer with TMU's Dais & AISF
This is the first in a planned series for Toronto's AI safety community. We got together researchers, policy people, students, and practitioners.
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Canadian Journalism Foundation
Watch: Inaugural CJF-Hinton Award for Excellence in AI Safety Reporting presented in Toronto
Highlights from the CJF Awards ceremony on June 10, 2026 at the Fairmont Royal York, where the first CJF-Hinton Award for Excellence in AI Safety Reporting was presented.
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