What Really Made Geoffrey Hinton Into an AI Doomer

“Recent leaps in AI also conjure up utopian ideas. Hinton points to Ray Kurzweil, another AI pioneer now at Google. “Ray wants to be immortal,” he says. “Well, the good news is we’ve figured out how to make immortal beings, the bad news is it’s not for us. But can you imagine if all old white men hung around forever?””

What Really Made Geoffrey Hinton Into an AI Doomer
https://www.wired.com/story/geoffrey-hinton-ai-chatgpt-dangers/
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