Geoffrey Hinton, the Nobel laureate and Godfather of AI is 77 now, and is glad that his fear of AI overtaking the world in future will not come true in his lifetime. He foresees the potential dangers of AI.
AI advances could be compared to a tiger cub being reared by human beings, without realizing that once fully grown the cub as a full-fledged tiger can kill you.
There is a 10-20 per cent chance of AI systems eventually seizing control but it cannot be predicted precisely.
The emergence of AI agents which perform the tasks autonomously also is a matter of great concern.
Superintelligence would be 20 years away, but the rapid AI advances can shorten this time span to 10 years or even less. They are all after the next shiny thing.
Hinton resigned from Google in 2023. He is now Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto.
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