Godfather of AI: I Tried to Warn Them, But We’ve Already Lost Control! Geoffrey Hinton

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He pioneered AI, now he’s warning the world. Godfather of AI Geoffrey Hinton breaks his silence on the deadly dangers of AI no one is prepared for.

Geoffrey Hinton is a leading computer scientist and cognitive psychologist, widely recognised as the ‘Godfather of AI’ for his pioneering work on neural networks and deep learning. He received the 2018 Turing Award, often called the Nobel Prize of computing. In 2023, he left Google to warn people about the rising dangers of AI.

He explains:

Why there’s a real 20% chance AI could lead to HUMAN EXTINCTION.
How speaking out about AI got him SILENCED.
The deep REGRET he feels for helping create AI.
The 6 DEADLY THREATS AI poses to humanity right now.
AI’s potential to advance healthcare, boost productivity, and transform education.
00:00 Intro
02:28 Why Do They Call You the Godfather of AI?
04:37 Warning About the Dangers of AI
07:23 Concerns We Should Have About AI
10:50 European AI Regulations
12:29 Cyber Attack Risk
14:42 How to Protect Yourself From Cyber Attacks
16:29 Using AI to Create Viruses
17:43 AI and Corrupt Elections
19:20 How AI Creates Echo Chambers
23:05 Regulating New Technologies
24:48 Are Regulations Holding Us Back From Competing With China?
26:14 The Threat of Lethal Autonomous Weapons
28:50 Can These AI Threats Combine?
30:32 Restricting AI From Taking Over
32:18 Reflecting on Your Life’s Work Amid AI Risks
34:02 Student Leaving OpenAI Over Safety Concerns
38:06 Are You Hopeful About the Future of AI?
40:08 The Threat of AI-Induced Joblessness
43:04 If Muscles and Intelligence Are Replaced, What’s Left?
44:55 Ads
46:59 Difference Between Current AI and Superintelligence
52:54 Coming to Terms With AI’s Capabilities
54:46 How AI May Widen the Wealth Inequality Gap
56:35 Why Is AI Superior to Humans?
59:18 AI’s Potential to Know More Than Humans
1:01:06 Can AI Replicate Human Uniqueness?
1:04:14 Will Machines Have Feelings?
1:11:29 Working at Google
1:15:12 Why Did You Leave Google?
1:16:37 Ads
1:18:32 What Should People Be Doing About AI?
1:19:53 Impressive Family Background
1:21:30 Advice You’d Give Looking Back
1:22:44 Final Message on AI Safety
1:26:05 What’s the Biggest Threat to Human Happiness?

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