Professor Geoffrey Hinton - one of the fathers of AI considers this innovation dangerous, potentially leading to the extinction of humanity in the next 30 years.
He once warned: "If AI is not tightly regulated, it will lead to the extinction of humanity in the next 30 years."
Recently, Professor Geoffrey Hinton emphasized in an interview with the BBC that the risk of this scenario occurring could be at 10-20%, demonstrating his growing concern about this issue.
AI is much smarter than us.
Citing evidence for this conclusion, Professor Hinton stated that AI will be much smarter than us, and its power could escape the hands of its creators.
"We have never had to deal with something smarter than us before. And how many examples do you have of something smarter being controlled by something less intelligent (referring to humans)?"
"I imagine it like this: In the face of AI, we will be like three-year-old children," he expressed.
This scenario becomes more likely in the absence of international policies and regulations to limit the capabilities of AI.
"Combining the development of AI with the profit goals of large companies will not ensure safe development. The only thing is that we must force companies to take AI security research seriously more than government regulations," he expressed.
Aside from the dedicated AI Act for Europe, there seems to be no official document that could slow down the strong race for innovation and progress of AI continuing to develop.
Professor Geoffrey Hinton is the Nobel Prize winner in Physics 2024 for his work on the origins of neural networks in artificial intelligence, published in 1986.
This work is considered the "first brick" laying the foundation for the design of AI models as we know them today.
Professor Hinton considers the emergence of certain chatbots to be "frightening." Since leaving Google in 2023, he has advocated for much stricter regulations related to artificial intelligence.
Researchers are counting on the AI Action Summit to be held on February 10 and 11, 2025, in Paris (France) to discuss the future, the deployment of AI for the common good, and respect for common interests.
Many world leaders are also expected to participate in this event.