According to Geoff Hinton, a leading AI researcher at Google, artificial superintelligence (ASI) - a system that surpasses human intelligence across all domains - could potentially emerge by 2024. Hinton believes that the rapid progress in AI and the increasing availability of computing power and data could lead to the development of ASI within the next two years. However, he acknowledges the difficulty in predicting such a transformative event and emphasizes the need for responsible development of AI systems. Hinton’s prediction is based on the idea that once an AI system becomes slightly smarter than humans, it could rapidly improve itself through recursive self-improvement, leading to an intelligence explosion. While the timeline is uncertain, Hinton’s comments highlight the growing concerns and discussions around the potential risks and implications of advanced AI systems.