'AI godfather' says tech billionaires are on road to destroying society and themselves

Geoffrey Hinton, one of the 'godfathers' of AI, has warned that tech billionaires pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence might be destroying society and themselves

The 'godfather of AI' has issued a stark warning that tech billionaires pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence could potentially cause societal collapse and their own downfall due to a lack of foresight.

British-born computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton predicts a social catastrophe if AI continues to progress rapidly without any safeguards in place.

In a public discussion with US Senator Bernie Sanders at Georgetown University, Hinton, who is credited with the deep learning breakthroughs that fuelled today's AI surge, expressed concerns about AI's potential to disrupt the job market, exacerbate inequality