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Geoffrey Hinton

After discovering a horrifying truth in Google's AI, he risked everything to expose it.

The machines were getting smarter.

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The man who pioneered the AI that powers ChatGPT & Gemini.

But after discovering a horrifying truth in Google's AI lab, he resigned & risked everything to expose it.

Now they're trying to keep him quiet...

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Geoffrey Hinton, the Godfather of A.I., w/his views on use in healthcare, how LLMs understand & exhibit empathy, and concerns about safety going forward.

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Geoffrey Hinton: Large Language Models in Medicine. They Understand and Have Empathy


In this edition of the Ground Truths podcast, Geoffrey Hinton, PhD - the "Godfather of AI" - and Eric Topol, MD, discuss all things A.I. and large language models.

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Dishonest CBC headline:
"Canada's AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton says AI could wipe out humans. In the meantime, there's money to be made".
The second sentence was said by a journalist, not me, but you wouldn't know that.

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Are you planning to stop doing research that advances AI

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There is so much possible benefit that I think we should continue to develop it but also put comparable resources into making sure its safe.

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New AI safety paper in Science with a lot of authors

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I am simply advocating that as we put huge resources into advancing AI, we put comparable resources into ensuring it is safe

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Managing extreme AI risks amid rapid progress


Preparation requires technical research and development, as well as adaptive, proactive governance

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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2024 #NobelPrize in Physics to John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks.”

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