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How the 'Godfather of AI' spent decades working to lay the foundation for artificial intelligence - but now regrets helping to create the very thing that earned him a Nobel Prize

He dedicated his life to the development and use of artificial intelligence and his groundbreaking work has garnered him a Nobel Prize. 'The Godfather of AI' was awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics alongside John Hopfield on Tuesday after they developed the methods which laid the foundations for the powerful systems which run everything from ChatGPT to Apple Intelligence. …

Geoffrey Hinton and John Hopfield: Nobel Prize in Physics awarded for work on artificial intelligence

Geoffrey Hinton, perhaps the most important person in the recent history of artificial intelligence, recently sent me a video of Snoop Dogg. “Then I heard the old dude that created AI saying, ‘This is not safe ’cause the AIs got their own mind and these motherfuckers gonna start doing their own shit,’” Snoop says. One was a revelatory interaction with …

Artificial intelligence could pose a "more urgent" threat to humanity than climate change, AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton told Reuters in an interview on Friday. “I'm in the camp that thinks this is an existential risk, and it’s close enough that we ought to be working very hard right now, and putting a lot of resources into figuring out what we …

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 …

Artificial intelligence and what it owes a man who never sits down