Renowned AI researcher Paul Christiano announced as 2026 lecturer for The Hinton Lectures
TELUS (TU) is an evening sponsor of The Hinton Lectures, returning to Toronto on November 9–11, 2026, with lecturer Paul Christiano.
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TELUS (TU) is an evening sponsor of The Hinton Lectures, returning to Toronto on November 9–11, 2026, with lecturer Paul Christiano. The three-night public lecture series will take place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre's John W. H. Bassett Theatre and will also be livestreamed.
Christiano is the founder and executive director of the Alignment Research Center and previously developed reinforcement learning from human feedback at OpenAI. Canadian futurist Sínead Bovell will moderate the lectures, which kick off the inaugural AI Safety Week. Manulife is the presenting partner, and Global Risk Institute is the founding partner. Tickets are available at hintonlectures.com.
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The Hinton Lectures return for a third year as artificial intelligence research and advancements accelerate globally.
This year's distinguished lecturer, Paul Christiano, was an early researcher at OpenAI, where he developed reinforcement learning from human feedback.
Christiano is the founder and executive director of the Alignment Research Center, a non-profit developing methods to better understand how decisions are happening inside machine learning systems. Christiano is also Senior Technical Advisor at NIST's Center for AI Standards and Innovation, Board Member of the OpenAI Foundation and Member of the OpenAI Safety and Security Committee.
The distinguished Nominating Committee for the lecture series is comprised of Prof.
The three-night lecture series hosted at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, John W. H. Bassett Theatre and broadcast online, kicks off the inaugural AI Safety Week.
The Hinton Lectures is proudly supported by Presenting Partner Manulife and by Founding Partner Global Risk Institute (GRI), whose combined support underscores the growing importance of industry leadership in the safe and ethical development of AI. TELUS rounds out this year's roster, as an evening sponsor.
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"Our support for The Hinton Lectures reflects Manulife's commitment to advancing the responsible use of AI," says Jodie Wallis, Global Chief AI Officer at Manulife. "As AI continues to evolve, fostering informed dialogue around its opportunities, risks and societal impact is more important than ever. The Hinton Lectures bring together leading voices from academia, industry and public policy to explore these issues thoughtfully, and we're proud to support those conversations as this year's presenting partner."
"AI is advancing rapidly, with significant implications for financial services and the safeguards needed to manage its risks. GRI recognized early the need for broader discussion of these issues," says Sonia Baxendale, President and CEO, GRI. "Through our founding partnership in the Hinton Lectures, we are helping bring leading perspectives, including Paul Christiano's, to that conversation."
"Open discussion about AI's rewards and risks is essential to building technology that is trustworthy and benefits everyone," says Pam Snively, Chief Data & Trust Officer at TELUS. "TELUS is proud to support The Hinton Lectures – a world-leading forum bringing researchers, industry leaders, policymakers and the public together to ensure AI is developed and deployed responsibly, and with accountability, grounded in a human-first approach."
The 2024 lecturer was Jacob Steinhardt, Assistant Professor, UC Berkeley & Founder of Transluce and the 2025 lecturer was Owain Evans, Director of Truthful AI (TIME100 in AI 2026).
The 2026 lectures will be moderated by Canadian futurist, writer and podcaster Sínead Bovell. Bovell is also the founder of WAYE, a tech education initiative that prepares the next generation of leaders for a future shaped by advanced technologies.
The lectures are open to the public, with access available both in-person and via livestream. Tickets are available now at hintonlectures.com.
For media inquiries or media accreditation contact Diane Begin at diane.begin@aisfoundation.ai.
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About AI Safety Foundation
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About Manulife
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Manulife's official newswire announcement, as Presenting Partner, will be live later today.
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