‘Godfather of AI’ resigns from Google, warns of the dangers of AI
An Artificial Intelligence (AI) leader, nicknamed the “Godfather of AI” has resigned from his position at Big Tech company Google so he could speak more freely about the potential threats of the technology.Before resigning, Dr. Geoffrey Hinton worked at Google on device knowing algorithms for more than a years. He apparently made his label due to his long-lasting work on neural networks.However, in a tweet on May 1, Hinton clarified that he left his position at Google “so that I might speak about the threats of AI.” In the NYT today, Cade Metz indicates that I left Google so that I could slam Google. Really, I left so that I might discuss the risks of AI without thinking about how this effects Google. Google has acted very properly.– Geoffrey Hinton (@geoffreyhinton) May 1, 2023
The bot connected to a Forbes post and LinkedIn page which it declared it sourced the details from, nevertheless, the short article appears to not exist and the LinkedIn profile isnt Zhaos. Last week, a group of pranksters likewise deceived numerous media outlets all over the world, including the Daily Mail and The Independent.Related: Scientists in Texas established a GPT-like AI system that reads mindsThe Daily Mail published and later on took down a story about a purported Canadian star called “Saint Von Colucci” who was stated to have actually passed away after a plastic surgical treatment operation to make him look more like a South Korean pop star.The news originated from a news release regarding the actors death, which was sent out by an entity masquerading as a public relations company and utilized what seemed AI-generated images.An image sent out to several media outlets professing to be Saint Von Colucci. Source: Internet ArchiveIn April, the German outlet Die Aktuelle released an interview that utilized ChatGPT to manufacture a discussion with former Formula One motorist Michael Schumacher, who suffered a severe brain injury in a 2013 snowboarding accident.It was reported Schumachers family would take legal action over the article.AI Eye: Biggest ever leap in AI, cool brand-new tools, AIs are real DAOs
In an interview with the New York Times, his most immediate interest in AI was its use in flooding the internet with fake photos, videos and text, where he voiced concern that many wont “be able to understand what is real anymore.” Hintons other worries concerned AI tech taking over jobs. In the future, he thinks AI might posture a risk to humanity due to it finding out unexpected behaviors from the huge amounts of information it analyzes.He also expressed concern at the continuing AI arms race that seeks to further establish the tech for use in deadly self-governing weapons systems (LAWS). Hinton also expressed some partial regret over his lifes work:” I console myself with the typical excuse: If I hadnt done it, somebody else would have.” In current months, regulators, legislators and tech industry executives have actually likewise expressed issue about the development of AI. In March, over 2,600 tech executives and researchers signed an open letter in March that prompted for a short-lived halt of AI development mentioning “extensive dangers to society and mankind.” A group of 12 European Union lawmakers signed a comparable letter in April and a current EU draft bill classifies AI tools based upon their threat levels. The United Kingdom is likewise extending $125 million to support a job force for the development of “safe AI.” AI utilized in fake news projects and pranksAI tools are currently supposedly being utilized for disinformation, with recent examples of media outlets deceived into releasing phony news, while one German outlet even used AI to produce an interview.On May 1, Binance claimed it was the victim of a ChatGPT-originated character assassination and shared evidence of the chatbot claiming its CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao belonged to a Chinese Communist Party youth organization.To all the crypto and AI sleuths out there, here is the ChatGPT thread if someone wants to dig in. As youll see ChatGPT pulls this from a fake LinkedIn profile and a non-existent @Forbes short article. We cant discover any evidence of this story nor the LinkedIn page ever existing. pic.twitter.com/szLaix3nza— Patrick Hillmann ♂ (@PRHillmann) May 1, 2023
An Artificial Intelligence (AI) pioneer, nicknamed the “Godfather of AI” has resigned from his position at Big Tech company Google so he could speak more freely about the prospective threats of the technology.Before resigning, Dr. Geoffrey Hinton worked at Google on machine learning algorithms for more than a years. He reportedly earned his nickname due to his lifelong work on neural networks.However, in a tweet on May 1, Hinton clarified that he left his position at Google “so that I might talk about the dangers of AI.” In the NYT today, Cade Metz implies that I left Google so that I might slam Google. Actually, I left so that I could talk about the risks of AI without thinking about how this effects Google.