Geoffrey Hinton warns of a possible AI "Chernobyl" by 2027 and calls for international regulation
Geoffrey Hinton, 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics and considered the "godfather" of artificial intelligence, warned in an interview with The Guardian that before the end of 2027 "we will see a Chernobyl." He clarified that it would not be a nuclear crisis but a cyberattack driven by uncontrolled AI or AI in the wrong hands against the financial system, causing a massive blackout. Hinton, who left Google in 2023 to warn about the risks of the technology he helped create, proposes international treaties and independent controls on companies before they release their models.
In 50 seconds
- Hinton places the possible incident before the end of 2027 and compares it to Chernobyl, though he clarifies it would be a cyberattack, not a nuclear one
- According to the scientist, uncontrolled AI or AI in the wrong hands would target the financial system and cause a massive blackout
- He believes the real problems of AI will arrive within a few years, faster than the catastrophic consequences of climate change
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