AI Pioneer Regrets and Fears: ‘Godfather of AI’ Leaves Google.

Geoffrey Hinton, the renowned computer scientist who won the ACM Turing Award, is now able to discuss his concerns about the dangers of AI. Rewritten title: "Geoffrey Hinton, winner of the ACM Turing Award, now free to discuss the risks of AI."

Geoffrey Hinton, one of the pioneers of artificial intelligence and winner of the prestigious Turing Award, has announced his departure from Google to express concerns about the potential dangers of AI. In an interview with The New York Times, Hinton revealed his regrets about his life's work and the possibility of AI being used for malicious purposes. Hinton, who worked for Google for over a decade, expressed his worries about the inability to prevent bad actors from exploiting AI. Although details of Hinton's discussion with Google CEO Sundar Pichai were not disclosed, he notified the company of his resignation last month.

The research and groundbreaking work of Geoffrey Hinton, along with other pioneers of AI, have paved the way for the development of language models like ChatGPT and Google Bard.

After Google acquired a company co-founded by Geoffrey Hinton and two of his students, he joined Google and continued his work on neural networks. The technology he helped develop led to the creation of ChatGPT and Google Bard. Hinton was content with Google’s use of the technology until Microsoft launched the OpenAI-infused Bing search engine. Concerned about the potential spread of fake information and the elimination of jobs, Hinton worries that AI could eventually write and run its own code, potentially surpassing human intelligence. While Google’s chief scientist Jeff Dean says the company is committed to responsible AI innovation, Hinton has expressed concerns about the risks of AI.