The Latest Breaking News from Geoffrey Hinton

The ‘godfather of A.I.’ says his technology is a bigger threat than climate change: ‘It's not at all clear what you should do’

"I wouldn't like to devalue climate change," Geoffrey Hinton told Reuters Friday. "But I think this might end up being more urgent."

Fortune · May 8, 2023

Could an ‘emotional support’ chatbot help me de-stress? Only one way to find out

Startups say their AI-powered, therapist-trained bots can help us navigate life’s challenges. I decided to put them to the test

The Guardian - US · May 8, 2023

‘A race it might be impossible to stop’: how worried should we be about AI?

Scientists are warning machine learning will soon outsmart humans – maybe it’s time for us to take note

The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2023

Could AI pen 'Casablanca'? Screenwriters take aim at ChatGPT

Not six months since the release of ChatGPT, generative artificial intelligence is already prompting widespread unease throughout Hollywood

The Independent UK · May 5, 2023

‘Godfather of A.I.’ to talk to Elon Musk, Bernie Sanders and the White House

The dangers of A.I. is a growing concern among the world’s most powerful people and policymakers. Worryingly, Geoffrey Hinton is "not optimistic" that there's anything that can be done.

Fortune · May 4, 2023

Bernie Sanders, Elon Musk and White House seeking my help, says ‘godfather of AI’

Dr Geoffrey Hinton has been inundated with requests to talk after quitting Google to warn about risk of digital intelligence

The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2023

AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton says AI is a new form of intelligence unlike our own. Have we been getting it wrong this whole time?

Debates about AI often characterise it as a technology that has come to compete with human intelligence. Indeed, one of the most widely pronounced fears is that AI may achieve human-like intelligence and render humans obsolete in the process.

The Conversation · May 4, 2023

Microsoft’s chief economist is convinced that A.I. will be ‘used by bad actors’—but says that cars can be dangerous, too

A.I. can cause “real damage” in the wrong hands, says Microsoft’s Michael Schwarz, but a lot of other technologies come with similar risks.

Fortune · May 3, 2023

Scientists warn of AI dangers but don't agree on solutions

Computer scientists who helped build the foundations of today’s artificial intelligence technology are warning of its dangers, but that doesn’t mean they agree on what those dangers are or how to prevent them

The Independent UK · May 3, 2023

4 dangers that most worry AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton

Geoffrey Hinton, a computer scientist known as the “godfather of artificial intelligence,” recently resigned his high-profile job at Google specifically to share his concerns that unchecked AI development could threaten humanity

The Independent UK · May 3, 2023