The Godfather of A.I. Has Some Regrets

<p>As the world begins to experiment with the power of artificial intelligence, a debate has begun about how to contain its risks. One of the sharpest and most urgent warnings has come from a man who helped invent the technology.</p><p>Cade Metz, a technology correspondent for The New York Times, speaks to Geoffrey Hinton, who many consider to be the godfather of A.I.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/cade-metz">Cade Metz</a>, a technology correspondent for The New York Times.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>For half a century, Geoffrey Hinton nurtured the technology at the heart of chatbots like ChatGPT.<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/01/technology/ai-google-chatbot-engineer-quits-hinton.html"> Now he worries it will cause serious harm</a>.</li><li>Here’s how A.I.<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/06/07/technology/ai-text-disinformation.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article"> could be weaponized to spread disinformation</a>.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>