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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Technology
Josh Taylor and Alex Hern

‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton quits Google and warns over dangers of misinformation

Dr Geoffrey Hinton, the ‘godfather of AI’, has left Google
Dr Geoffrey Hinton, the ‘godfather of AI’, has left Google. Photograph: Linda Nylind/The Guardian

The man often touted as the godfather of AI has quit Google, citing concerns over the flood of misinformation, the possibility for AI to upend the job market, and the “existential risk” posed by the creation of a true digital intelligence.

Dr Geoffrey Hinton, who with two of his students at the University of Toronto built a neural net in 2012, quit Google this week, as first reported by the New York Times.

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