AI's godfather Geoffrey Hinton gets Nobel Prize in Physics; Descibes AI as a danger to humans
Geoffrey Hinton and American professor John J. Hopfield have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their remarkable contribution to artificial neural networks. In the 1970s and 80s, both scientists laid the foundation of modern AI systems on the basis of which large language models like Gimeni and ChatGPT are working. Geoffrey Hinton has thanked the Nobel Committee after receiving this award.
The Godfather of AI, Geoffrey Hinton has received the Nobel Prize in Physics. Geoffrey Hinton and American professor John J. Hopfield have received this award for their outstanding contributions to artificial neural networks. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has announced the Nobel Prize for their contributions to artificial intelligence.
After receiving the award, Geoffrey Hinton thanked the Nobel Committee. He stated that I was staying in a cheap hotel in California that did not have an internet connection, and the network was also not working properly on the phone. I was supposed to get an MRI scan today, but I think it will have to be cancelled. He's 76 years old.
Both scientists laid out the foundation of modern AI systems in the 1970s and 80s. On the basis of which big language models like Gimeni and ChatGPT are working. Geoffrey Hinton did research on back propagation algorithm and the theory of data pattern that worked which later proved to be very helpful in machine learning.
The work that Geoffrey Hinton did years ago is what today's AI technology is working on. Today, the whole world is taking AI as a threat, he has warned people about its potential risks. He quotes, "While using it, we have to remember that it also has many potential bad consequences and due to that many things can go out of human control.
Geoffrey Hinton has also said that henceforth, humans need to focus more on how we would be able to control AI. Extensive research is necessary on this.
