“I contributed to the development of a technology that became dangerous to the world … and that is why I distanced myself from working in its giant.” on Monday, his decision to leave his job at Google after years of successful partnership between the two.
The announcement came as a surprise in the tech world, especially since Hinton’s work on neural networks has mostly focused on the artificial intelligence systems that power many of today’s tech products.
Despite this, the man announced that he quit his job at Google last week to speak publicly about the “risks” of the technology he helped develop.
Hinton, who worked part-time at the tech giant for a decade, helped advance Google’s AI efforts, but has since had misgivings about the technology and its role in its development, according to The New York Times.
Make breakthroughs
“I console myself with a well-known excuse: if I hadn’t done it, someone else would have done it,” Hinton said, explaining his departure as a desire to speak freely about the dangers of AI, and not criticize the company. , he tweeted on Monday.
In turn, the company’s chief scientist Jeff Dean commented on Hinton’s decision, saying: “He has achieved major breakthroughs in the field of artificial intelligence,” expressing appreciation for his “decade of contributions to Google.”
He also declared his commitment to a responsible approach to AI, saying: “We are constantly learning to understand emerging risks by boldly innovating.”
Not the only one.. other positions
Notably, Hinton’s decision to speak out about his concerns about artificial intelligence came at a time when a growing number of lawmakers and groups were warning of the possibility of a new batch of chatbots spreading misinformation and destroying large numbers of jobs.
Washington is moving
In addition, Hinton is not the first Google employee to warn about the dangers of artificial intelligence: Last July, the company fired an engineer who claimed that an undetected intelligence system had become conscious.
At the same time, many in this technical field categorically refused to confirm the words of the engineer.
You must log in to post a comment.