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AI inventor warns humans must befriend robots or risk extinction
Nobel-winning AI scientist says robots could become conscious and kill us if we don't treat them as equals.
In brief
Nobel-winning AI scientist says robots could become conscious and kill us if we don't treat them as equals. Professor Geoffrey Hinton warns AI may soon be conscious and more powerful than humans, requiring immediate ethical treatment to avoid extinction. Originally reported by Dailymail.
AI inventor's warning
Professor Geoffrey Hinton, a British-Canadian computer scientist known for his work on artificial neural networks, warned humans must befriend robots or risk extinction.
“humans have to befriend bots 'or we're toast'”
Hinton's consciousness claim
Hinton claims ai now shows signs of consciousness with subjective experience comparable to humans.
“it has 'as much subjective experience' as humans”
Hinton's resignation from Google
Hinton resigned from Google in 2023 due to concerns about killer robots.
“the technology could spawn killer robots”
Starmus Festival context
Hinton made the warning at the Starmus Festival in Tenerife where he discussed ai consciousness.
“speaking at the starmus festival”
Sam Altman's stance
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman opposes ai regulation, arguing it would hinder innovation and cause disasters.
“we need the space to innovate and to move quickly”
Altman's regulatory concerns
Altman warned eu-style ai regulations would be 'disastrous' for technological progress.
“regulations like those in place in the eu would be 'disastrous'”
Hinton's extinction risk
Hinton warned that without counter-pressure to tech companies, humanity could be wiped out by smarter ai.
“if we can't figure out a solution to how we can still be around when they're much smarter than us”
Jacob Coxon's resignation
Researcher Jacob Coxon resigned from Anthropic after warning ai could kill humans by 2034.
“the people building ai earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade”
Richard Dawkins' view
Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins claimed chatbots are conscious after interacting with ai systems.
“if these machines are not conscious what more could it possibly take to convince you that they are”
Hinton's personal use of ai
Hinton admits he still uses ai for personal 'mundane' tasks despite his warnings.
“i still use ai in a personal capacity for 'mundane things mostly'”
The essence
Professor Geoffrey Hinton warns AI may soon be conscious and more powerful than humans, requiring immediate ethical treatment to avoid extinction.
