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AI expert warns humans could be wiped out in three years
Geoffrey Hinton says AI accident could kill humans within 18 months.
In brief
Geoffrey Hinton says AI accident could kill humans within 18 months. Geoffrey Hinton warns AI could kill humans in 18 months due to uncontrolled intelligence. Originally reported by LADbible.
Geoffrey Hinton's warning
Geoffrey Hinton, Nobel Prize winner known as the 'Godfather of AI', warns AI could kill humans within three years.
“If it’s super-intelligent, it’s not going to be you controlling it, it’s going to be it controlling you”
Hinton's revised timeline
Hinton revised his prediction after Paul Christiano's lecture, saying AI could kill us in 18 months.
“I think for most people in this room, the most likely reason they will die is because of an AI accident”
Hinton's concerns
Hinton says AI systems will soon be more intelligent than humans but we have little control over them.
“The central difficulty is that being intelligent and wanting what we want are two very different things”
Hinton's upcoming warning
Hinton plans to warn government leaders about AI risks in an upcoming speech.
“I've been going around saying this stuff's going to get smarter than us and we really need to worry and it might happen within ten years”
The key point
Geoffrey Hinton warns AI could kill humans in 18 months due to uncontrolled intelligence.
