Geoffrey Hinton says humanity might have been better off never developing AI
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Geoffrey Hinton, a Nobel prize-winning computer scientist, tells the Guardian that humans might have been better off never developing AI. He warns that a large-scale incident, such as a temporary blackout of financial or power systems, could happen this year or next, and he compares it to a Chornobyl-style event.
Hinton says he does not trust OpenAI CEO Sam Altman "at all." He backs mandatory testing and independent evaluation of frontier AI models.
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- The Guardian · AINewsAI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton warns of a possible Chornobyl-style AI incident within a year
AINobel prize-winning computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton told the Guardian it could turn out humans would have been better off never developing AI. He warned a large-scale incident, such as a temporary blackout of financial or power systems, could happen this year or next. Hinton said he does not trust OpenAI CEO Sam Altman "at all" and backs mandatory testing and independent evaluation of frontier AI models.
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