The Hinton Lectures™ 2026

The Hinton Lectures™ is an annual three-part lecture series presented by the AI Safety Foundation and hosted by Professor Geoffrey Hinton, 2024 Nobel Laureate in Physics. The series brings leading voices in AI safety to Toronto to examine some of the most consequential questions surrounding increasingly capable AI systems. Nov. 9–11, 2026 | 6:00–7:30 p.m.Doors open at 5:30 p.m.John W. H. Bassett Theatre | MTCCAttend in person or online The 2026 series features Paul Christiano, Executive Director and Founder of the Alignment Research Center, whose work focuses on aligning future machine learning systems with human interests. He will be joined by moderator Sínead Bovell, strategic foresight advisor and Founder of WAYE, whose work explores how emerging technologies are reshaping economies, institutions and society. The Hinton Lectures is proudly supported by Presenting Partner Manulife, by Founding Partner Global Risk Institute (GRI) and by TELUS as an evening sponsor. Their combined support underscores the growing importance of industry leadership in the safe and ethical development of AI. Across three evenings, the series will examine Evidence, Oversight and Coordination, moving from what we know about AI alignment today to the challenge of maintaining control over increasingly capable systems and, ultimately, how transformative AI should be governed.