'Godfather of AI' quits Google to talk more openly about the technology's 'dangers'

AI pioneer quits Google to warn about the technology’s ‘dangers’

(CNN) — Geoffrey Hinton, who has been called the ‘Godfather of AI,’ confirmed Monday that he left his role at Google last week to speak out about the “dangers” of the technology he helped to develop. Hinton’s pioneering work on neural networks shaped artificial intelligence systems powering many of today’s products. He worked part-time at Google for a decade on the tech giant’s AI development efforts, but he has since come to have concerns about…

'Godfather of AI' leaves Google, warns of tech's dangers

Sounding alarms about artificial intelligence has become a popular pastime in the ChatGPT era, taken up by high-profile figures as varied as industrialist Elon Musk, leftist intellectual Noam Chomsky and the 99-year-old retired statesman Henry Kissinger. But it’s the concerns of insiders in the AI research community that are attracting particular attention. A pioneering researcher and the so-called “Godfather of AI” Geoffrey Hinton quit his role…

Why did Godfather of AI Geoffrey Hinton quit Google?

Geoffrey Hinton had announced he was parting ways with Google to speak freely about dangers of AI

‘Godfather of AI’ leaves Google, warns of tech’s dangers - West Hawaii Today

WASHINGTON — Sounding alarms about artificial intelligence has become a popular pastime in the ChatGPT era, taken up by high-profile figures as varied as industrialist Elon Musk, leftist intellectual Noam Chomsky and the 99-year-old retired statesman Henry Kissinger.

AI expert leaves Google to speak about dangers of technology

Associated Press WASHINGTON — Sounding alarms about artificial intelligence has become a popular pastime in the Chat GPT era, taken up by high-profile figures as varied as industrialist Elon Musk, leftist intellectual Noam Chomsky and the 99-year-old retired statesman Henry…

He fears technology would get into the hands of the wrong people.