Toronto star warns of AI

 

Toronto’s new Nobel laureate has a dire warning for us

Canada’s latest Nobel laureate has a grim message about his own creation. Geoffrey Hinton, the Nobel Prize-winning “godfather of AI,” quit Google last year to warn the world about the technology he helped create. “These things could get smarter than us and might go rogue,” he said earlier this year. “That’s not science fiction...That’s real.” Kate Allen chronicles Hinton’s fascinating life — and his urgent warning. Go deeper: Hinton told reporters AI has great potential, like revolutionizing health care. But for all its virtues, the technology needs more guardrails against misuse. Immediate risks range from “fake videos corrupting elections” to sophisticated cyberattacks, he said. Meanwhile: Hinton also used his new platform to blast Doug Ford for his decision to close the Science Centre, which he once offered $1 million of his own money to repair. Here’s what he had to say.