Geoffrey Hinton criticizes Trump's superintelligence remarks
AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton, the computer scientist often called the godfather of AI, called Donald Trump a corrupt, senile felon over his use of the term superintelligence.
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What happened
Geoffrey Hinton, a pioneering computer scientist often called the godfather of AI, criticized Donald Trump's use of the term superintelligence and called him a corrupt, senile felon. Michael I. Jordan, a machine learning pioneer, responded by dismissing AI doom warnings as science fiction. Jordan called the resignations of young AI researchers a grand moralizing performance.
Why it matters
The reports frame the dispute as a clash over how AI risks are described, with Hinton warning about the technology and Jordan rejecting those warnings.
Timeline
- Oct 13, 5:00 AM ET: Geoffrey Hinton said Trump was using superintelligence wrongly and that AI could threaten humanity.
- Oct 13, 1:12 PM ET: Michael I. Jordan called AI doom warnings pure science fiction and labeled regulation demands theater.
Coverage
- 'Godfather Of AI' Geoffrey Hinton Rips Into Trump Over Artificial Intelligence (tvinsider.com)
- AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton: ‘We’re creating alien beings. I’m willing to be selfish and choose humans’ (The Guardian)
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