AI’s Godfather Quits: Google's leading AI expert quits, starts warning about the tech’s future – Firstpost
Geoffrey Hinton, who earned the 2018 Turing Award with two other so-called “Godfathers of AI” for his fundamental work that led to the present boom in artificial intelligence, now claims a part of him regrets his life’s work. How Hinton helped Google develop its AI models Hinton told Google of his departure last month and spoke with CEO Sundar Pichai personally on Thursday, according to NYT. ChatGPT and Microsoft changed everything According to the NYT article, Hinton was pleased with Google’s management of the technology until Microsoft introduced the new OpenAI-infused Bing, which challenged Google’s core business and triggered a “code red” response within the search giant. Google’s top scientist, Jeff Dean, attempted to lessen the impact by saying, “We remain committed to a responsible approach to AI.” We are always learning to recognise emerging hazards and to innovate aggressively." Hinton also took to Twitter to clarify his position on Google’s plans: In the NYT today, Cade Metz implies that I left Google so that I could criticize Google.
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