‘Godfather’ of AI Yoshua Bengio says latest models lie to users

Godfather of AI Alarmed as Advanced Systems Quickly Learning to Lie, Deceive, Blackmail and Hack

A key artificial intelligence pioneer is concerned by the technology's growing propensity to lie and deceive — and he's founding his own nonprofit to curb such behavior. In a blog post announcing LawZero, the new nonprofit venture, "AI godfather" Yoshua Bengio said that he has grown "deeply concerned" as AI models become ever more powerful and deceptive. "This organization has been created in response to evidence that today's frontier AI models …

‘Godfather of AI’ now fears it’s unsafe. He has a plan to rein it in

Pioneering computer scientist Yoshua Bengio says his new AI model will make the world safer. But will it work?

‘Godfather of AI’ now fears it’s unsafe and has a plan to fix it

This week, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation revealed two men suspected of bombing a fertility clinic in California last month allegedly used artificial intelligence (AI) to obtain bomb-making instructions. The FBI did not disclose the name of the AI program in question. This brings into sharp focus the urgent need to make AI safer. […] The post ‘Godfather of AI’ now fears it’s unsafe and has a plan to fix it appeared first on Asia Times.

'Godfather of AI' Yoshua Bengio Warns of 'Strategically Dishonest' AI Systems

As leading AI labs compete in a breakneck race to develop more powerful systems, the "Godfather of AI" says ethical concerns and safety research are being sidelined, risking serious consequences for society.

A.I. Godfather Yoshua Bengio Launches Nonprofit to Counter the Rise of Agentic A.I.

Yoshua Bengio, a pioneering figure in deep learning often referred to as a “Godfather of A.I.,” is shifting his focus from building A.I. to safeguarding against its risks. This week, Bengio announced the launch of LawZero, a nonprofit organization dedicated to A.I. safety research. “This organization has been created in response to evidence that today’s frontier A.I. models have growing dangerous capabilities and behaviors, including deception, …

Top scientist wants to prevent AI from going rogue

Concerned about the rapid spread of generative AI, a pioneer researcher is developing software to keep tabs on a technology that is increasingly taking over human tasks.