‘Godfather of AI’ explains how humanity could end: Even without a bad actor, AI ‘may derive subgoals that cause it to want to get rid of people’

Quote of the day by legendary computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton: 'If we don't figure out how to make it safe, there's a real possibility it could destroy us' — a stark alarm on the existential risks of AI

Known as the 'Godfather of AI' for his work throughout the decades in pioneering the underlying architecture behind the intelligent systems we use daily, Nobel Prize-winning computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton has added his voice to the already saturated chorus projecting a possible AI doomsday scenario within our lifetime.Existential risksSpeaking in a CNN segment, Geoffrey Hinton was asked if AI could really destroy humanity, as many other voic…

'Godfather of AI' explains how humanity could end: Even without a bad actor, AI 'may derive subgoals that cause it to want to get rid of people'

"But at present, their main concern is not our well-being. Their main concern is to achieve whatever goal you give them."

Quote of the day by Geoffrey Hinton:

Known as the 'Godfather of AI' for his work throughout the decades in pioneering the underlying architecture behind the intelligent systems we use daily, Nobel Prize-winning computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton has added his voice to the already saturated chorus projecting a possible AI doomsday scenario within our lifetime. Existential risks Speaking in a CNN segment, Geoffrey Hinton was asked if AI could really destroy humanity, as many other vo…