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Geoffrey Hinton: AI can develop “maternal instincts,” avoid doomsday scenarios
Read more: Geoffrey Hinton: AI can develop “maternal instincts,” avoid doomsday scenariosGeoffrey Hinton recently articulated a vision for AI’s development that is less of a doomsday scenario posing an existential threat to humanity. The solution: AI can develop empathy for humans, what Hinton calls a “maternal instinct.” Take a listen. I think there is a way that we can co-exist with things that are smarter and…
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AI training in the shadow of Geoffrey Hinton: was it fair use or not?
Read more: AI training in the shadow of Geoffrey Hinton: was it fair use or not?AI is one of the most disruptive technologies of the 21st century. It may go down as the most disruptive when history books are written. AI’s disruption has triggered a wide spectrum of reactions among people, including hostility and outright vitriol. There’s probably no more triggering aspect of AI than the edifice on which it…
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Nobel prize awarded to AI researchers Hinton, Hopfield, Hassabis, Baker
Read more: Nobel prize awarded to AI researchers Hinton, Hopfield, Hassabis, BakerAI research has arrived. The 2024 Nobel Prizes recognized several giants in the field of AI research: Geoffrey Hinton and John Hopfield won in the physics category. Demis Hassabis (Google Deepmind) and John Jumper won for chemistry for protein structure prediction, along with David Baker for computational protein design.