But in a rare public conversation with Sen. Bernie Sanders, the British-Canadian Nobel Prize winner made his view clear: the world isn’t ready for what’s coming.
Across an hourlong discussion at Georgetown University on Tuesday, Hinton warned that AI’s rapid evolution could spark mass unemployment, deepen inequality, and even change the nature of human relationships — all while governments and tech giants edge toward crisis.
harbingerhawke on
The fact that most people treat this as a surprise is more shocking to me than the news itself. Anyone with half a brain and an open eye can see that the future is going to be pretty dark over the next few decades
Masterventure on
This is all going to happen, but not because of AI, but rather climate change the actual apocalyptic man made thread. Instead of the techno boogeyman.
ApexAurajin on
Geoffrey Hinton is the name of the ‘godfather’ in case you just wanted to know.
FromTheOrdovician on
I think 2016 is the last time anyone was ever ready
Agree/Disagree?
Nightrunner2016 on
Sounds a bit dramatic. AI is not going to replace plumbers, electricians, brick layers, lawn services etc. etc. It will replace jobs that rely purely on humans to ‘generate’ data/content and where no decision making is required – copywriters, call center agents etc. I think a lot of roles in corporate contexts are going to benefit by AI being incorporated into their day-to-day jobs, but decisions will ultimately still rely on humans to pull the trigger (need to hold someone to account).
Connect-Insect-9369 on
“The march of time cannot be halted; we must adapt, which opens the way to rise above. The obsession with boundless profit leads us straight into disaster, yet I am convinced that another path remains possible.
braket0 on
“rare public appearance” – Hinton is everywhere right now concerning AI. Id argue he is lapping it up.
I have serious doubts this isn’t just a cash grab for him too.
mark_tucks on
I’m more and more inclined to believe there will be initial mass unemployment, then mass employment when key decision makers realise A.I. in its current form cannot do everything flawlessly and humans are required to fix and untangle the mess left over.
Cheap_Professional32 on
Are we ever ready for what’s coming? That’s basically the entire story of humanity
BulletsInTheBhole on
Its funny the the people who are in charge or experts in the field try to warn the normal people.
Like bitch you are the one creating and exploiting it, YOU do something about it.
dread_companion on
In the meantime everyone: “Bah, who cares! Look at my prompt!”
Mr_Fahrenheit-451 on
This is a very concise summary of the unavoidable concerns surrounding AI. I would like to see a similarly clear rebuttal from AI proponents, but somehow that never happens. They expound on the potential utopian benefits, but never actually address these specific concerns. Maybe I should ask ChatGPT…
Another element of AI that I haven’t seen directly addressed is the question of what happens when AI displaces so many workers that there’s no one left to buy the products and services that make the oligarchs so wealthy?
Sekmet19 on
I’m screaming into the void, but I know the push for AI is coming from the rich because they realized it’s easier to control AI then humans. It’s like those tech bros that wanted shock collars on the security forces they hired for their Doomsday bunkers.Â
AI in and of itself is not dangerous to humanity. AI enslaved to humans is the danger, because those humans will not need the rest of us humans and will use AI to kill and replace us.
DrNebels on
From mass unemployment to wars, the ‘godfather of AI’ warns we had no f.. idea what we’re doing and the introduction of AI was poorly planned at best…. Here I fixed your headline… these guys talk as if AI was a bacteria that suddenly happened
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But in a rare public conversation with Sen. Bernie Sanders, the British-Canadian Nobel Prize winner made his view clear: the world isn’t ready for what’s coming.
Across an hourlong discussion at Georgetown University on Tuesday, Hinton warned that AI’s rapid evolution could spark mass unemployment, deepen inequality, and even change the nature of human relationships — all while governments and tech giants edge toward crisis.
The fact that most people treat this as a surprise is more shocking to me than the news itself. Anyone with half a brain and an open eye can see that the future is going to be pretty dark over the next few decades
This is all going to happen, but not because of AI, but rather climate change the actual apocalyptic man made thread. Instead of the techno boogeyman.
Geoffrey Hinton is the name of the ‘godfather’ in case you just wanted to know.
I think 2016 is the last time anyone was ever ready
Agree/Disagree?
Sounds a bit dramatic. AI is not going to replace plumbers, electricians, brick layers, lawn services etc. etc. It will replace jobs that rely purely on humans to ‘generate’ data/content and where no decision making is required – copywriters, call center agents etc. I think a lot of roles in corporate contexts are going to benefit by AI being incorporated into their day-to-day jobs, but decisions will ultimately still rely on humans to pull the trigger (need to hold someone to account).
“The march of time cannot be halted; we must adapt, which opens the way to rise above. The obsession with boundless profit leads us straight into disaster, yet I am convinced that another path remains possible.
“rare public appearance” – Hinton is everywhere right now concerning AI. Id argue he is lapping it up.
I have serious doubts this isn’t just a cash grab for him too.
I’m more and more inclined to believe there will be initial mass unemployment, then mass employment when key decision makers realise A.I. in its current form cannot do everything flawlessly and humans are required to fix and untangle the mess left over.
Are we ever ready for what’s coming? That’s basically the entire story of humanity
Its funny the the people who are in charge or experts in the field try to warn the normal people.
Like bitch you are the one creating and exploiting it, YOU do something about it.
In the meantime everyone: “Bah, who cares! Look at my prompt!”
This is a very concise summary of the unavoidable concerns surrounding AI. I would like to see a similarly clear rebuttal from AI proponents, but somehow that never happens. They expound on the potential utopian benefits, but never actually address these specific concerns. Maybe I should ask ChatGPT…
Another element of AI that I haven’t seen directly addressed is the question of what happens when AI displaces so many workers that there’s no one left to buy the products and services that make the oligarchs so wealthy?
I’m screaming into the void, but I know the push for AI is coming from the rich because they realized it’s easier to control AI then humans. It’s like those tech bros that wanted shock collars on the security forces they hired for their Doomsday bunkers.Â
AI in and of itself is not dangerous to humanity. AI enslaved to humans is the danger, because those humans will not need the rest of us humans and will use AI to kill and replace us.
From mass unemployment to wars, the ‘godfather of AI’ warns we had no f.. idea what we’re doing and the introduction of AI was poorly planned at best…. Here I fixed your headline… these guys talk as if AI was a bacteria that suddenly happened