‘Godfather of AI’ urges governments to stop machine takeover

Hinton’s list of AI dangers contrasted with conference discussions that were less over safety and threats, and more about seizing the opportunity created in the wake of ChatGPT. — AFP

TORONTO, Canada: Geoffrey Hinton, one of the so-called godfathers of artificial intelligence, urged governments on June 28 to step in and make sure that machines do not take control of society.

Hinton made headlines in May when he announced that he quit Google after a decade of work to speak more freely on the dangers of AI, shortly after the release of ChatGPT captured the imagination of the world.