Geoffrey Hinton says there is 10% to 20% chance AI will lead to human extinction in three decades, as change moves fast
‘We need dramatic changes’: is societal collapse inevitable?
The British-Canadian computer scientist often touted as a “godfather” of artificial intelligence has shortened the odds of AI wiping out humanity over the next three decades, warning the pace of change in the technology is “much faster” than expected.
Prof Geoffrey Hinton, who this year was awarded the Nobel prize in physics for his work in AI, said there was a “10% to 20%” chance that AI would lead to human extinction within the next three decades.
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