The Harlow Report-GIS
2023 Edition
ISSN 0742-468X
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first published week of: 05/08/2023
AI 'Godfather' Geoffrey Hinton Warns of Dangers as He Quits Google
by Zoe Kleinman & Chris Vallance
A man widely seen as the godfather of artificial intelligence (AI) has quit his job, warning about the growing dangers from developments in the field.
Geoffrey Hinton, 75, announced his resignation from Google in a statement to the New York Times, saying he now regretted his work. He told the BBC some of the dangers of AI chatbots were “quite scary.” “Right now, they're not more intelligent than us, as far as I can tell. But I think they soon may be.”
Dr Hinton also accepted that his age had played into his decision to leave the tech giant, telling the BBC: “I'm 75, so it's time to retire.”
Dr Hinton's pioneering research on neural networks and deep learning has paved the way for current AI systems like ChatGPT.
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