One of the godfathers of artificial intelligence discusses what’s keeping him up at night
A couple of weeks ago, I was at this splashy AI conference in Montreal called All In. It was – how should I say this – a bit over the top. There were smoke machines, thumping dance music, food trucks. It was a far cry from the quiet research labs where AI was developed. While I remain skeptical of the promise of artificial intelligence, this conference made it clear that the industry is, well, all in.
But in the past couple of years, Bengio has had an epiphany of sorts. And he now believes that, left unchecked, AI has the potential to wipe out humanity. So these days, he’s dedicated himself to AI safety. He’s a professor at the University of Montreal and the founder of MILA – the Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute.
And he was at this big AI conference, too, amid all these Silicon Valley types, pleading with the industry to slow down before it’s too late.
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