The godfather of artificial intelligence warned about the collapse of society

“Jeffrey Hinton”, the British-Canadian researcher, whom he called “The godfather of artificial intelligenceIn a new conversation with American Senator Bernie Sanders, he announced that the world is not ready for what is coming. In this meeting, which was held on Tuesday at Georgetown University, he said about the consequences economic, social and even geopolitics Artificial intelligence warned and said that the speed of development of this technology is on the verge of entering a stage that can fundamentally change human life.

In his speech, Hinton emphasized that unlike previous technological revolutions, the jobs eliminated by artificial intelligence will not be replaced like in the past. He said in this regard:

“People who lose their jobs won’t have new jobs to replace them… If AI reaches human intelligence or higher, everything that humans do can be done with AI.”

He says that the main purpose of technology companies investing heavily in artificial intelligence models and chips is not to empower humans, but “these companies are actually focusing on Labor replacement They have made a bet by artificial intelligence.

During the conversation, Sanders asked Hinton if billionaires like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg Worried about the human consequences of your investments? The godfather of artificial intelligence said in this regard:

“They should be, but I don’t think so.”

Artificial intelligence learns faster than humans

Comparing the human brain and the evolution of language models, Hinton said that these systems now know “thousands of times” more than any human. According to him, many experts believe that if humans suffer Nuclear wars or Widespread pandemics If not, artificial intelligence will definitely be smarter than humans in the future and “when that happens, no one knows what will happen next.”

He also talked about the challenge of training artificial intelligence models and believes that artificial intelligence should play the same role in education. calculator has It means to be a tool to speed up learning, not to replace thinking. He says:

“A student can still think critically with AI, or leave everything to it, which is disastrous. “Universities should teach how to use artificial intelligence properly.”

In response to Sanders’ question about the impact of artificial intelligence on geopoliticsHinton warned that the rise of autonomous robots would make war easier:

“If a rich country has an army of drones or humanoid robots, it can occupy a poorer country without human casualties on its front line… This removes one of the main deterrents to war.”

Hinton concluded by pointing out that all the fundamental advances in artificial intelligence have been funded by governments and taxpayers. However, he says today, “the rich and the media empires have succeeded in making taxes look bad, when taxes are the foundation of everything.”