It's the end of the world as we know it: 'Godfather of AI' warns nation of trouble ahead

One of the world's foremost architects of artificial intelligence warned Wednesday that unexpectedly rapid advances in AI – including its ability to learn simple reasoning – suggest it could someday take over the world and push humanity toward extinction. Geoffrey Hinton, the renowned researcher and "Godfather of AI," quit his high-profile job at Google recently so he could speak freely about the serious risks that he now believes may accompany the artificial intelligence technology he helped ushered in, including user-friendly applications like ChatGPT. Hinton, 75, gave his first public remarks about his concerns at the MIT Technology Review's AI conference. His comments appeared to rattle the audience of some of the nation's top tech creators and AI developers. Asked by the panel's moderator what was the "worst case scenario that you think is conceivable," Hinton replied without hesitation.