Geoffrey Hinton

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Godfather of Deep Learning

Speaks on: AI Ethics AI Regulation AI AI Governance AI Risk

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Location: Canada

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AI might become conscious
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Suppose I say to a chatbot, I saw the Grand Canyon flying to Chicago. And the chatbot says, that can't be right. The Grand Canyon is much too big to fly to Chicago. And I say, no, no, no, it was me flying to Chicago. While I was flying to Chicago, I ...
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AI poses an existential threat to humanity
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We should be careful to construct in a way where we still continue to exist, and we can live in harmony with it. [...] Very few resources are being put into it. Maybe one percent.
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Require AI systems above a capability threshold to be interpretable
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GH: I’m an expert on trying to get the technology to work, not an expert on social policy. One place where I do have technical expertise that’s relevant is [whether] regulators should insist that you can explain how your AI system works. I think that...
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