In his own words, the “Godfather of AI” describes his change of heart about the technology he helped create. Many leading figures in current AI research are former students of Geoffrey Hinton, and his life’s work produced foundational advances in modern AI.
The interview is by AI writer Will Douglas Heaven at MIT’s EmTech conference in Cambridge, MA.
Hinton talks about the differences he now sees between biological and digital intelligence and why generative AI threatens humanity.
May 2023