AI godfather on the techs global threat
Artificial intelligence is developing at such a rapid pace that leading figures in the field are warning about the mortal threats of losing control.\n\nAmong the trio known collectively as the \u201cgodfathers of artificial intelligence,\u201d two researchers \u2013 both Canadian \u2013 are calling out the economic, ethical and existential risks of the tech they pioneered. University of Toronto scientist Geoffrey Hinton recently announced he\u2019d quit his job at Google to speak out, and Yoshua Bengio is calling to pause the development of powerful AI systems like GPT-4. \n\nToday, Bengio joins us to explain the near-term dangers of AI, and what it would take for the tech to be a threat to humanity. Bengio is a professor at Universit\xe9 de Montr\xe9al and scientific director at Mila - Quebec AI institute.\n\nFor transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts