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# Paul Christiano: Governing Transformative AI | The Hinton Lectures 2026 (Night 3)

The Hinton Lectures, 11 November 2026, YouTube. 12,242 views as of 13 November 2026.
Kind: Interview.
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0qUNvgFgHg

## Why it is here

The final 2026 Hinton Lecture (1 h 19 min): Paul Christiano on governing transformative AI, followed by a fireside conversation with Geoffrey Hinton. Long recording: not sent to Gemini (owner's rule for videos over ~1 h); this note is written from the official description only (no transcript was available to us).

## Description

Per the channel's description: the lecture covers independent scientific evaluations, external oversight, shared safety standards and international cooperation for managing AI risks beyond any single organisation or country. Lecture from 10:25; fireside chat with Geoffrey Hinton and Sínead Bovell from 45:10; audience Q&A from 1:07:38. Live from Toronto, Nov 11, 2026.

## Related

- 2026-11-09: [Paul Christiano's Hinton Lectures](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-11-09-christiano-hinton-lectures-takeover-risk/)

## More videos on this

- 2026-11-09: [Paul Christiano: AI Alignment - What's Working and What's Not | The Hinton Lectures 2026 (Night 1)](https://postcutoff.com/v/hinton-lectures-2026-christiano-night-1/), The Hinton Lectures, YouTube, interview, 40,943 views as of 13 November 2026.
- 2026-11-10: [Paul Christiano: Staying in Control of Self-Improving AI | The Hinton Lectures 2026 (Night 2)](https://postcutoff.com/v/hinton-lectures-2026-christiano-night-2/), The Hinton Lectures, YouTube, interview, 18,374 views as of 13 November 2026.

What else happened that month, day by day: https://postcutoff.com/timeline/2026/11/

## People in it

- [Geoffrey Hinton](https://postcutoff.com/person/geoffrey-hinton/), University Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto
- [Paul Christiano](https://postcutoff.com/person/paul-christiano/), Founder and executive director, Alignment Research Center; OpenAI Foundation board member; senior technical advisor, NIST CAISI