The man known as the “godfather of artificial intelligence” has quit his job at Google so he can speak freely about the dangers of AI, The New York Times reported Monday.
Jeffrey HintonHe told CBS Morning in late March that he began to turn his attention to artificial intelligence more than 40 years ago, having worked with Google and the rising stars of AI at their helm. He started working for the company in his 2013, according to his Google Research profile. While at Google, he designed machine learning algorithms.
“I retired so I can talk about the dangers of AI without thinking about its impact on Google,” Hinton tweeted on Monday. “Google acted very responsibly.”
Many developers are working on creating artificial general intelligence. Until recently, Hinton thought the world was 20 to 50 years ahead of him, but now developers will be able to come up with ideas for how computers can improve themselves. maybe,” he thinks.
“It’s a problem, isn’t it? We have to seriously consider how to control it,” he said in March.
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Hinton called on people to understand how to manage technology that could give a handful of governments and corporations great power.
“It’s not going to happen in the next year or two, but I think it’s very reasonable that people are worrying about these issues right now,” Hinton said.
Hinton also told CBS that he doesn’t think it’s unthinkable for AI to try to wipe out humanity.
When asked about Hinton’s decision to step down, Google’s chief scientist Jeff Dean said in a statement to BBC News that the company remains committed to a responsible approach to AI.
“We are continually learning to understand new risks while innovating boldly,” he said.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has called for AI advances to be released in a responsible manner. in an interview in April 60 minuteshe said society needs to adapt rapidly and develop laws to regulate AI in the economy and punish its abuse.
Pichai told 60 Minutes: “And I think we have to be very thoughtful. And I think these are all things that society needs to understand as we go along. It’s not for the company to decide.”
