AI Pioneer Geoffrey Hinton Warns of Rising Risk of Human Extinction
Hinton estimates a 10-20% chance that unregulated AI development could lead to humanity's demise within 30 years and calls for urgent government action.
- Geoffrey Hinton, widely known as the 'Godfather of AI,' has raised his estimated risk of AI causing human extinction to 10-20% within the next three decades, up from his earlier prediction of 10%.
- Hinton, a 2024 Nobel Physics laureate, expressed concerns about AI systems potentially surpassing human intelligence and becoming uncontrollable.
- He emphasized the need for government regulation, warning that relying solely on corporate profit motives will not ensure AI safety.
- Hinton resigned from Google in 2023 to freely voice his concerns about the rapid and unregulated development of artificial intelligence technologies.
- Experts predict that AI could surpass human intelligence within 20 years, a prospect Hinton described as both alarming and unprecedented.