‘Godfather of AI’ Google quits so it can warn about the technology’s dangers: ScienceAlert

US media reported on Monday that a computer scientist dubbed the “father of artificial intelligence” left his job at Google to speak out about the dangers of the technology.

Jeffrey Hinton, who created core technology for artificial intelligence systems, Tell New York times The progress made in this field poses “serious risks to society and humanity”.

He was quoted as saying, “Look how things were five years ago and how they are now.” in the widgetpublished on Monday.

“Take the difference and spread it forward. That’s scary.”

Competition among tech giants is driving companies to launch new AI technologies at dangerous speeds, Hinton said, exposing them to risk jobs and Spreading false information.

“It’s hard to see how you can prevent bad actors from using them for bad things,” he said Tell the times.

In 2022, Google and OpenAI — the startup behind the popular AI chatbot ChatGPT — begin building systems that use much more data than before.

Hinton told times He believed that these systems were superior to human intelligence in some ways due to the amount of data they were analyzing.

“Maybe what’s going on in these systems is actually a lot better than what’s going on in the brain,” he said Tell the paper.

While AI has been used to support human workers, the rapid expansion of chatbots such as ChatGPT may put jobs at risk.

Artificial intelligence “takes away the hard work” but “may take away even more than that,” he said Tell the times.

The scientist also warned about the potential spread of misinformation created by artificial intelligence, Says the times that the average person “wouldn’t be able to tell what’s right any longer.”

Hinton notified Google of his resignation last month times mentioned.

Jeff Dean, chief scientist at Google AI, thanked Hinton in a statement to US media.

“As one of the first companies to publicize the principles of artificial intelligence, we remain committed to a responsible approach to artificial intelligence,” the statement reads. added.

“We are constantly learning to understand emerging risks while also innovating boldly.”

In March, tech billionaire Elon Musk and a group of experts called for a halt to the development of artificial intelligence systems to allow time to ensure their safety.

open letterSigned by more than 1,000 people including Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, it was prodded to release GPT-4, a much more powerful version of the technology used by ChatGPT.

Hinton did not sign that letter at the time, however Tell New York times that scientists should not “expand on this until they understand if they can control it”.

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