"Godfather of AI" Resigns From Role At Google, Expresses Worries About Artificial Intelligence

Dr. Geoffrey Hinton, a scientist who's known as one of the"godfathers" of artificial intelligence technology has quit his job at Google in order to speak freely about the technology's risks. In an interview with the New York Times, Hinton spoke on his deep misgivings about the technology. "It's hard to see how you can prevent the bad actors from using it for bad things," he said. "Look at how [AI technology was] five years ago and how it is now. Take the difference and propagate it forwards. Tha...