Dr. Hinton left his role at Google so that he could speak freely about AI and his regrets surrounding his life’s work.
Perhaps the most ominous warning about the dangers of AI is now coming from the man who is referred to as « The Godfather of AI. » Geoffrey Hinton, who recently left his position at Google so he could speak freely, joins a growing list of people in the industry concerned about the rate at which companies develop products such as generative artificial intelligence.
In a recent interview, Google CEO Sundar Pichai admitted that the company does not fully understand how AI works and that society is not prepared for the upcoming rapid development of the technology. Those comments came after an open letter warning about the potential risks and asserting that the race to develop AI technology is dangerously out of control was signed by people like Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak. Now, Dr. Geoffry Hinton is speaking out about how he now regrets his life’s work.
In an interview with the New York Times, Dr. Hinton remarked, « I console myself with the normal excuse: If I hadn’t done it, somebody else would have.
