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Geoffrey Hinton, who is called the “godfather of AI” and received the “Nobel Prize in Computing” for his work on neural networks and is known as the “Nobel Prize in Computing”, is now warning about the dangers of the AI.
Hinton recently quit his job at Google. He and two other so-called “godfathers of AI” won the Turing Award in 2018 for their groundbreaking work in artificial intelligence.
The reason Hinton sent in his resignation and left Google is so he can finally speak out about the dangers of artificial intelligence, a technology that powers popular AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Bing, and many more. Hinton’s resignation was handed in and he left Google.
In 2012, the 75-year-old and two of his graduate students at the University of Toronto created technology that became the foundation for artificial intelligence, which many of the biggest tech companies believe is the next step into the future. .
But it was shocking when Hinton joined the growing number of critics who have been warning people about the dangers of generative AI.
Hinton left his job at Google after working there for more than a decade and rising through the ranks to become a recognized figure in the computer industry. He did this so he could speak “freely” and warn people about the dangers of artificial intelligence.
Hinton has declared, during an interview with the New York Times, that there is a part of him that now regrets the work he has done during his life.
Hinton told NYT: “I console myself with the usual excuse: if I hadn’t done it, someone else would have done it.”
Hinton spoke with Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Thursday, a week after submitting his resignation.
Artificial intelligence could have an impact comparable to that of the web browser in the early 1990s and could be a triumph in fields such as drug research and education, according to technology industry leaders.
But many people who don’t like AI, like Elon Musk, think that generative AI can be used to spread false information and could be a huge threat to jobs, or worse, a threat to humanity.
Hinton commented, “It’s hard to see how you can stop bad actors from using it for bad things.”
Hinton chose not to sign the letter, which was published by a number of executives, including Eric Horvitz, chief scientific officer at Microsoft, which makes a number of products that take advantage of OpenAI technology.
The computer expert said he did not sign those letters because he did not want to criticize Google or other companies in public until he no longer worked for them.
After Google spent $44 million to acquire a Toronto company started by Hinton and two of his students, Ilya Sutskever and Alex Krishevsky, that could analyze thousands of photos and learn to recognize common objects like cats, dogs and flowers, Hinton joined Google. Ilya Sutskever and Alex Krishevsky went on to work for Google.
His system paved the way for the development of other technologies that are gaining ground in terms of their effectiveness, such as ChatGPT and Google’s Bard.
Hinton believes that AI systems are becoming “more and more dangerous” as companies around the world continue to improve them.
“Look at what it was like five years ago and what it is like now,” he said of the AI technology. “Take the difference and distribute it forward. It’s scary.”
According to the New York Times, all was going well between Hinton and Google until Microsoft released the new OpenAI-based Bing, prompting a “code red” at Google.
Hinton is concerned about many things related to AI, such as the removal of workers and the spread of false information. Hinton worries that as the world fills with false images and words, no one will be able to tell “what is true.” The former Google employee also stressed the dangers of technology, which could quickly replace humans and become more dangerous as it learns new ways to act.
“Some people thought these things could become smarter than people,” he said, adding: “But most people thought it was a long way off.” And I thought it was far. I thought it was 30 to 50 years or even further. Obviously I don’t think that anymore.”
In a tweet, Hinton said Google had “acted very responsibly” and denied quitting his job so he could criticize his previous employer.
When Reuters contacted Google, which is part of Alphabet Inc., the company did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Times quoted Google’s chief scientist, Jeff Dean, as saying in a statement: “We remain committed to a responsible approach to AI. We are always trying to understand new risks and come up with bold new ideas.
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Source: vtt.edu.vn