‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton says Anthropic has strayed from safety-first mission

'Godfather of AI' Geoffrey Hinton says the war in Ukraine changed his view of military AI

Geoffrey Hinton has changed his view on AI's role in war.Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile for Collision via Getty ImagesGeoffrey Hinton says he has changed his stance on AI's role in warfare because of Russia's war in Ukraine.Hinton told NBC News that the relationship between AI and the military is "more complicated" than he used to think.Hinton has for years warned against military applications of the technology.Geoffrey Hinton, the computer scientist o…

‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton says Anthropic has strayed from safety-first mission

In an interview, Hinton said he now sees where AI can play a role in military operations, a reversal from previous skepticism about such applications.