Godfather of AI resigns from Google and is filled with regret
The'Godfather of Artificial Intelligence' has sensationally resigned from Google and warned the technology could upend life as we know it. Geoffrey Hinton, 75, is credited with creating the technology that became the bedrock of A.I. systems like ChatGPT and Google Bard. But the Turing prize winner now says a part of him regrets helping to make the systems, that he fears could prompt the proliferation of misinformation and replace people in the workforce. He said he had to tell himself excuses like'if I didn't build it, someone else would have' to prevent himself from being overwhelmed by guilt. He drew comparisons with the'father of the atomic bomb' Robert Oppenheimer, who was reportedly distraught by his invention and dedicated the rest of his life to stopping its proliferation.
May-1-2023, 17:09:56 GMT
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