AI extinction fears and the big-tech conspiracy claim
In October 2023, Geoffrey Hinton cited his departure from Google as a counterpoint to what he described as Andrew Ng’s claim that AI extinction fears were a big-tech conspiracy.
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On October 31, 2023, Geoffrey Hinton characterized Andrew Ng’s position as a claim that the idea of AI causing human extinction was a big-tech conspiracy. Hinton said his own departure from Google did not fit that theory: he had left so he could speak freely about AI’s existential threat.
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