AI’s ‘Godfather’ quits Google amid dark warnings
Artificial intelligence pioneer speaks of the risk to humanity
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Show Notes
Geoffrey Hinton helped to establish some of the basic foundations of AI but now fears the technology is racing ahead too fast. He is leaving Google after more than ten years so he can speak more freely about the risks.
The White House says First Republic bank, which collapsed to be taken over by JP Morgan, was ‘severely mismanaged’. However, some customers and former staff disagree. The failure of San Francisco-based First Republic is the second-largest in US history and the third in the country since March.
And, Hollywood writers and television producers approach a deadline to sign a new contract - or take strike action…the first such action in 15 years.
(Photo: Artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton speaks at the Thomson Reuters Financial and Risk Summit in Toronto, December 4, 2017. Mark Blinch/Reuters)