Geoffrey Hinton explains why AI regulation is not the brake. It is the steering wheel. "They have a fiduciary duty to try and maximize the profits for shareholders" "They're legally required to try and do that, as opposed to legally required to not wipe out human beings" "I don't think it's good that these big companies, publicly listed ones, are in charge of our future" "A lot of the big companies would like you to buy a particular analogy... Progress in AI is like the accelerator and regulation is like the brake" "Well, that's nonsense. Progress is like the accelerator, but regulation is the steering wheel" "All the big AI companies are saying is, let us develop this very fast car without a steering wheel. That's not a good idea" The governance question is not whether to stop AI. It is who can prove the car has a steering wheel before it is deployed into markets, medicine, security, and infrastructure. Call it the assurance layer: testing, audits, incentives, and accountability before frontier systems become public-market infrastructure. P.S. This is exactly why we are convening the AI Assurance & Governance Summit at Stanford on Oct 1, 2026. Frontier labs, regulated industries, VCs, researchers, insurers, and operators in one room. Reserve a seat: trustmodel.ai/summit2026 - Geoffrey Hinton (@geoffreyhinton), AI pioneer, on @BigTechnology