Geoffrey Hinton talks to MIT Technology Review right after leaving Google
Interview with MIT Technology Review right after leaving Google — said he had suddenly changed his view on whether these things will become more intelligent than us, and that they are now very close. Explained that he left because he wanted to talk about AI safety without worrying about how it interacts with Google's business
Why it matters
A public change of position by one of the founders of deep learning. The turning point at which discussion of AI existential risk moved from the fringe into the mainstream press
Source — Primary sources first; secondary reports are labelled “Press”
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