AI godfathers Bengio and Hinton call to stop AGI development
850 people, including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, signed a statement calling to ban development of superintelligence or AGI. This is a hypothetical form of artificial intelligence that will surpass humans in practically all cognitive tasks.
The list was led by technology pioneers – scientists Yoshua Bengio and Jeff Hinton. Who are considered “godfathers” of modern AI. Among signatories were academics, media personalities, religious leaders and former American politicians from both parties.
Superintelligence became a buzzword in the race between giants like xAI and OpenAI. But statement authors warn: the prospect of superintelligence raises serious concerns. From economic unnecessity of people and loss of freedoms to national security risks and even possible human extinction.
They demand a ban on development until there’s strong public support and scientific consensus. That the technology can be created and controlled safely. An interesting picture emerges: some companies race to build superintelligence, while others shout “stop”.
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AI godfathers Bengio and Hinton call to stop AGI development850 people, including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, signed a statement calling to ban development of superintelligence or AGI. This is a hypothetical form of artificial intelligence that will surpass humans in practically all cognitive tasks.
