‘Godfather of AI’ warns software engineering jobs could shrink sharply in 2026: ‘There’ll be very few people needed…’

AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton has once again raised alarm bells about the dangers posed by the new technology, highlighting how the progress being made could lead to a severe job loss crisis among other issues in 2026. Hinton also reiterated his warning that there is a 10–20% chance that AI takes over the world, calling it a “very real fear” shared by him and many other people in the tech world.

During an interview with CNN on Sunday, Hinton, when asked…