The award-winning former Google scientist has had a change of heart
One of the hallmarks of neural nets and deep learning AI is that it can use vast swaths of data to teach itself. One of the unintended consequences of this human-brain-like power is that AI can learn lessons you never anticipated. A self-determining AI might AI on those lessons. Dr. Hinton said an AI that can not only program but then run its own programming is especially concerning, especially as it relates to unintended outcomes.
and manufactured facts, it's far from matching our greatest minds. Dr. Hinton believes the day when AI does outsmart us is fast approaching, and certainly faster than he originally anticipated.– but that's not the same as true human empathy. Super-smart systems that can figure everything out but without consideration of how their choices might impact humans are deeply concerning.
While Dr. Hinton's warnings are in stark contrast to his original enthusiasm for the tech sector he all but invented, something he toldabout the work on human-brain-mimicking AI systems back in 2014 now sounds oddly prescient:"We ceased to be the lunatic fringe. We’re now the lunatic core."Sign up to receive daily breaking news, reviews, opinion, analysis, deals and more from the world of tech.
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