'Terminator' tech could one day take over humanity, 'Godfather of AI' warns

A British computer scientist who earned the nickname "the Godfather of AI" warned that the dangers of artifical intelligence made famous in films like "The Terminator" could become more reality than fiction. "I think in five years' time, it may well be able to reason better than us," Geoffrey Hinton, a British computer scientist and cognitive psychologist, said during an interview with "60 Minutes," according to a report from Yahoo News. Hinton, who became well known for his work on the framework for AI, urged caution in the continued development of AI technology, questioning whether humans can fully understand the technology that is currently seeing rapid development. "I think we're moving into a period when for the first time ever, we have things more intelligent than us," Hinton said. Hinton argued that while humans develop the algorithm AI tools use to learn, they have little understanding of how that learning actually takes place.