'Godfather of AI' quits Google to talk more openly about the technology's 'dangers'
Hinton and two of his Toronto students built a neural network in 2012 that could analyze photos and identify objects, which they incorporated and sold to Google for $44 million.
TORONTO - One of the godfathers of artificial intelligence says he has left Google so he can more freely discuss the dangers of the technology.
Geoffrey Hinton says in a tweet that his former employer has acted responsibly with AI but left so he can talk more openly about its risks without considering how it would impact the company.
In a statement, Google's chief scientist Jeff Dean confirmed Hinton's departure, saying he made “foundational breakthroughs” in AI and his decades of contributions to Google are appreciated. ---More...
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