‘Godfather of AI’ warns again that it could lead to the end of humanity: ‘A lot of people inside those companies are worried’

For years, one of the so-called “godfathers of AI” has been urging companies developing artificial intelligence products to pause production and focus on safety, fearing that advancements could quickly and dangerously replace human autonomy.

Now, Yoshua Bengio is warning that AI machines are on a path to become “way smarter than us” with their own self-preservation goals.