‘Godfather of AI’ gives ominous warning

A pioneer of artificial intelligence has admitted he regrets his life’s work because of the dangers inherent in AI.

The so-called ‘Godfather of AI’ is the latest expert to ominously flag the technology’s existential risk.

Geoffrey Hinton is the brain behind popular platforms such as ChatGBT but partly regrets that work, telling the New York Times that he “consoles” himself with the normal excuse of “If I hadn’t done it, somebody else would have”.

Mr Hinton left Google after a decade so he could let the public know the dangers of AI that he helped create.