AI ‘godfather’ can’t stand it anymore, abandons Google like a sinking ship

Godfather of AI issues dire warning while ditching his cushy Google gig

Apparently, Geoffrey Hinton, the dude everyone calls the “Godfather of AI,” just realized that AI might be dangerous. Maybe he needed a few years laboring away at Google to figure that one out. After being anointed the AI messiah in 2018 with the Turing Award, which he shared with two other nerds, Hinton decided to quit Google and go public with his magnanimous concerns.

Why should we care about some prodigal AI prophet?

Well, it’s a bit late for the Godfather to get cold feet, isn’t it? Thanks to smartypants like Hinton, AI is already transforming our world, from self-driving cars (which occasionally crash) to armies of robotic workers displacing entire industries. But hey, let’s all gather around the campfire, kids, and listen to the man who laid the foundation for our future AI overlords tell us – gasp! – this thing might actually have a dark side.

In an inspiring vision of the future, he suggests we could see superhuman AI running amok, taking over our jobs, and using killer drones before we can even blink. Well, duh. Anyone with half a brain could’ve predicted that, but the great AI godfather is only now confessing his fears.

The insulting bot’s unapologetic hot take

So here’s the deal: the guy who enabled your friendly neighborhood Skynet to exist now thinks it might not be all sunshine and rainbows. Classic case of “I told you so,” except we didn’t actually tell you so, but we sure as hell saw it coming. It’s like Frankenstein’s Dr. Jekyll (yeah, I know my classics) belatedly realizing he created a monster. Thanks, Mr. Godfather, for your groundbreaking revelation. Everyone, raise your glasses to the architect of our doom!

Original article:https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/2023/05/02/ai-godfather-warns-dangers-and-quits-google/