Nobel Prize-winning scientist warns that artificial intelligence could trigger crises in electricity and financial systems and lead to mass unemployment
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Geoffrey Hinton is one of the pioneers of artificial intelligence technology and a Nobel Prize-winning computer scientist. In his statements to The Guardian, he stated that the uncontrolled development of artificial intelligence could pose serious threats to humanity.
Nobel Prize-winning scientist Geoffrey Hinton stated that the uncontrolled development of artificial intelligence technology could pose serious threats to humanity and said, "It would be better if artificial intelligence was never developed." he said
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Nobel Prize-winning computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton, who is considered among the pioneers of artificial intelligence technology, made a statement to The Guardian newspaper.
Hinton suggested that artificial intelligence technology could trigger a crisis that could lead to widespread outages in electricity systems and serious disruptions in financial systems later this year or in 2027.
Hinton, who likened future artificial intelligence-related crises to "Chernobyl", also pointed out that artificial intelligence could cause mass unemployment and deepening income inequality.
Stating that the uncontrolled development of artificial intelligence could pose serious threats to humanity, Hinton said, "It would be better if artificial intelligence was never developed." he said.
Hinton stated that artificial intelligence models should be inspected by independent organizations before being released to the market, and called for international cooperation and binding regulations.
Meanwhile, in a statement he made in September, Hinton stated that "there may be only a year left to implement the necessary security measures before we completely lose control" over artificial intelligence.
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