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Humanity is at a 鈥榯urning point鈥 with AI, Geoffrey Hinton tells CBS News's 60 Minutes
University Professor Geoffrey Hinton speaks with 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley about advanced artificial intelligence. (Image courtesy of 60 Minutes)
, often dubbed the 鈥済odfather of artificial intelligence,鈥 explained the potential benefits 鈥 and risks 鈥 of the technology he helped bring into existence on CBS News鈥檚 .
A Emeritus in U of T鈥檚 海角视频 of Computer Science, Hinton told correspondent Scott Pelley about his decision earlier this year to .
The cognitive psychologist and computer scientist, whose research contributions set the stage for the current acceleration of AI development, says he has no regrets because of the technology鈥檚 enormous potential benefits. But he warns that humanity is at a 鈥渢urning point鈥 in determining AI鈥檚 trajectory 鈥 and that the decisions we make today could have far-reaching consequences for the future.
鈥淚 think my main message is there's enormous uncertainty about what's (going to) happen next,鈥 Hinton told the newsmagazine program. 鈥淭hese things do understand. And because they understand, we need to think hard about what's going to happen next. And we just don't know.鈥
