The advancement of technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) is something that is increasingly visible, since its use for various activities of daily life is becoming common.
Given the good reception they have had, Geoffrey Hinton, considered one of the “godfathers of AI”, spoke with Reuters and warned that these systems could pose a “more urgent” threat to humanity than climate change. Recently, he also announced his resignation from a company where he worked for a decade, as he wanted to talk about the risks of technology without hurting his former employer.
That is why he stated: “I would not want to devalue climate change. I wouldn’t want to say, ‘You shouldn’t be worrying about climate change.’ That’s a big risk too.” But then, she referenced AIs, adding that “I think this could end up being more urgent.”
He also took it upon himself to compare the two issues: “With climate change, it’s very easy to recommend what you should do: just stop burning carbon. If you do that, eventually things will be fine. For this, it is not at all clear what you should do“.
In this way, although Hinton believes that systems development should not be held back.joined a large group of technology leaders who are concerned about the potential threat posed by AI.
It should be noted that, in April, Elon Musk signed an open letter calling for a six-month break in the development of systems more powerful than the Chat GPT4released by OpenAI.
