AI’s Godfather Quits: Google's leading AI expert quits, starts warning about the tech’s future – Firstpost
1 year, 7 months ago

AI’s Godfather Quits: Google's leading AI expert quits, starts warning about the tech’s future – Firstpost

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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Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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Live Mint  

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Firstpost  

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Hindustan Times  

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Google launches Gemini, upping the stakes in the global AI race

Associated Press  

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Wired  

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LA Times  

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The Hindu  

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Al Jazeera  

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India Today  

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News 18  

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‘Godfather of AI’ leaves Google and gives terrifying warning about the future of technology
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Godfather of AI’ leaves Google and gives terrifying warning about the future of technology

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Geoffrey Hinton, known as the “godfather of AI”, has quit Google with a …

'Godfather of Artificial Intelligence' Quits Google, Warns About the Dangers of AI
1 year, 7 months ago

'Godfather of Artificial Intelligence' Quits Google, Warns About the Dangers of AI

News 18  

A computer scientist often dubbed “the godfather of artificial intelligence" has quit his job at Google to speak out about the dangers of the technology, US media reported Monday. Geoffrey Hinton, who created a foundation technology for AI systems, told The New York Times that advancements made in the field posed “profound risks to society and humanity". The scientist also …

‘Godfather of AI’ leaves Google, warns of tech’s dangers
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Godfather of AI’ leaves Google, warns of tech’s dangers

Associated Press  

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'Godfather of AI' quits Google to warn of the tech's dangers
1 year, 7 months ago

'Godfather of AI' quits Google to warn of the tech's dangers

Hindustan Times  

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'Godfather of AI' quits Google to warn of the tech's dangers
1 year, 7 months ago

'Godfather of AI' quits Google to warn of the tech's dangers

Hindustan Times  

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What ‘Godfather of AI’, Geoffrey Hinton, said as he quit Google
1 year, 7 months ago

What ‘Godfather of AI’, Geoffrey Hinton, said as he quit Google

The Hindu  

An AI pioneer and former Google employee known as the ‘Godfather of AI’ has left his role in the Big Tech company in order to warn people about the dangers of artificial intelligence as the technology advances, The New York Times reported. Dr. Hinton suggested that Google was responsible in its handling of AI technology, but criticised tech companies’ race …

Why the ‘Godfather of AI’ decided he had to ‘blow the whistle’ on the technology
1 year, 7 months ago

Why the ‘Godfather of AI’ decided he had to ‘blow the whistle’ on the technology

CNN  

New York CNN — Geoffrey Hinton, also known as the “Godfather of AI,” decided he had to “blow the whistle” on the technology he helped develop after worrying about how smart it was becoming, he told CNN on Tuesday. “I’m just a scientist who suddenly realized that these things are getting smarter than us,” Hinton told CNN’s Jake Tapper in …

Geoffrey Hinton, 'Godfather of AI', quits Google, to make people aware about dangers of AI
1 year, 7 months ago

Geoffrey Hinton, 'Godfather of AI', quits Google, to make people aware about dangers of AI

India TV News  

A senior Google employee Geoffrey Hinton, also reffered to as the 'Godfather of AI' has left the company to talk about the dangers of Artificial Intelligence. Geoffrey Hinton, 75, who has his own contributions in the development of this technology, confirmed the news that he has quit the company to make people aware of the challenges posed by AI, according …

Here's Why The 'Godfather of AI' Just Quit His Job at Google
1 year, 7 months ago

Here's Why The 'Godfather of AI' Just Quit His Job at Google

The Quint  

After OpenAI released a new version of ChatGPT in March, over 1,000 technology leaders and researchers signed an open letter calling for a six-month moratorium on the development of new systems. Dr. Hinton's neural network, a mathematical system that learns skills by analyzing data, became his life's work. In 2012, he and his students built a neural network that could …

Google, Microsoft top expectations as AI rivalry heats up
1 year, 7 months ago

Google, Microsoft top expectations as AI rivalry heats up

Live Mint  

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Google merges two research groups to focus on AI technology
1 year, 8 months ago

Google merges two research groups to focus on AI technology

The Hindu  

Google is merging its Brain team from Google Research and the DeepMind group in order to create a focused team that will work on artificial intelligence and “accelerate” Google’s progress in the space, announced CEO Sundar Pichai. In a blog post published on Thursday, Mr. Pichai said that the new group will be called Google DeepMind. Mr. Pichai said that …

Google CEO worries AI could be harmful if deployed wrongly
1 year, 8 months ago

Google CEO worries AI could be harmful if deployed wrongly

The Hindu  

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How one employee’s exit shook Google and the AI industry
3 years, 9 months ago

How one employee’s exit shook Google and the AI industry

CNN  

CNN Business — In September, Timnit Gebru, then co-leader of the ethical AI team at Google, sent a private message on Twitter to Emily Bender, a computational linguistics professor at the University of Washington. Timnit Gebru, former co-leader of Google's ethical AI team “Academics should be able to critique these companies without repercussion,” Gebru told CNN Business. “A constant battle …

Google restructures AI team after researcher’s contentious departure
3 years, 10 months ago

Google restructures AI team after researcher’s contentious departure

The Hindu  

Google is making changes to its artificial intelligence team months after the contentious departure of AI ethics researcher Timnit Gebru. The California-based firm said in a blog post on Thursday that Marian Croak, who has been a vice president at Google for six years, will lead a new centre of expertise on responsible AI within Google Research. The announcement included …

Two Google employees quit over AI researcher Timnit Gebru’s exit
3 years, 10 months ago

Two Google employees quit over AI researcher Timnit Gebru’s exit

CNN  

CNN Business — Two Google engineers have resigned from the tech giant, citing the departure late last year of prominent Black artificial intelligence researcher Timnit Gebru. Gebru’s departure, Baker wrote, “extinguished my desire to continue as a Googler.” Similarly, Vinesh Kannan, a software engineer, posted on TwitterWednesday that he left Google this month “because of Google’s mistreatment” of Gebru and …

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says that he will review the exit of top AI researcher
4 years ago

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says that he will review the exit of top AI researcher

India Today  

Google CEO Sundar Pichai in a letter to his employees has addressed the recent exit of Dr Timnit Gebru, a technical co-lead of Google's ethical-artificial-intelligence team, and noted that he will review her exit. "We need to accept responsibility for the fact that a prominent Black, female leader with immense talent left Google unhappily," Pichai noted. "Dr Gebru did not …

Google AI researcher’s exit sparks ethics, bias concerns
4 years ago

Google AI researcher’s exit sparks ethics, bias concerns

Associated Press  

Prominent artificial intelligence scholar Timnit Gebru helped improve Google’s public image as a company that elevates Black computer scientists and questions harmful uses of AI technology. Dean, in an email to employees, said the company accepted “her decision to resign from Google” because she told managers she’d leave if her demands about the study were not met. “Ousting Timnit for …

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