British-born, Toronto-based computer scientist and KI-Pionier Geoffrey E. Hinton is known for his contributions to Theory of artificial neural networks. In 2012 he and 2 students at the University of Toronto laid the foundation for generative AI systems today.
Last had the 75 year old worked for Google after Google launched its AI startup DNNresearch for 44 million US dollars had bought up technologies such as ChatGPT or Bard has led. But now he has quit the job and given up his job. Now he joins the list of computer scientists who warn of the potential dangers of AI systems such as ChatGPT or Bard the New York Times (NYT) reports.
AI pioneer Geoffrey E. Hinton in 2013 when he was still teaching
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Familiar arguments, but he knows what he’s talking about
Everything he says has already been heard from others. For example: “It’s hard to imagine how criminals can be prevented from abusing AI for evil things,” as he says in an interview with the NYT in his hometown of Toronto. Or: “Chat systems like ChatGPT will flood the Internet with false information and people will not be able to distinguish between what is true and what is false.” But with him, who is considered the godfather of AI, the words are quite different Weight.
Hinton also points to other dangers he thought were in the distant future. He explains that he 5 years ago assessed the danger of AI quite differently. Maybe in 30-50 years he thought at the time that the AI could be more intelligent than mankind and then also become dangerous. But now he has seen how AI has evolved in just 5 years. It is scary when he imagines where the journey could go in the next 5 years. “Perhaps what’s going on in the AI systems is already much better than what’s going on in the human brain,” said Hinton, who advocates for global AI regulation (and adds that it will help will never come).
He did not sign the open letter
The open letter that was circulated a few weeks ago by the organization Future of Life, one 6 month break had demanded in the development of AI, he did not sign. Neither did another letter from AI scientists who warned about the development. He didn’t want to do that while he was still employed by Google, he said. But now is the time to warn against it. He also worked with the Alphabet CEO Sundar Pinchai personally discussed the issue before he left, Hinton said. However, he does not tell the NYT what he said about it.
What is known is that Google is launching its ChatGPT competitor Bard accelerated despite the concerns of his employees. have that 18 told by former and current employees. Internally, the chatbot was referred to as “pathological liar” and “to shame others“.
