The 'Godfather of AI' says it's not 'unreasonable' to believe there's a 10% chance the technology will end humanity
Geoffrey Hinton says it's difficult to estimate if AI will kill all humans, but "it would be very foolish to say there was like a 1% chance."
Geoffrey Hinton, dubbed the "Godfather of AI," suggested a 10% chance that artificial intelligence could spell the end of humanity within the next decade. The former Anthropic researcher spoke about various ways AI could wipe out humanity, such as through the creation of a lethal virus. Hinton emphasized that the window in which this catastrophe could occur has rapidly narrowed. He acknowledged that accurately predicting the likelihood of such an event is nearly impossible due to AI being unprecedented in human history.
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