‘Godfather of AI’ leaves Google and issues warning

Artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton has admitted he regrets his work. The 75-year-old cognitive psychologist and computer scientist – often called ‘the Godfather of AI’ – has quit Google and is now speaking freely about the risks around the technology. He told the New York Times: “Look at how it was five years ago and how it is now. Take the difference and propagate it forwards. That’s scary.” He pointed to the way future versions of the technology could be a threat to humanity as they learn various heaviours from a huge amount of data. He added: “The idea that this stuff could act…

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