AI may cause massive unemployment, warns Geoffrey Hinton

Pioneering computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton, often called the ‘Godfather of AI’, has recently warned that artificial intelligence (AI) will trigger ‘massive unemployment’. In an interview with the Financial Times, the former Google scientist revealed that AI will be used by the wealthy to cut jobs and maximise profits, leading to widespread unemployment.

“What’s actually going to happen is rich people are going to use AI to replace workers. It’s going to create massive unemployment and a huge rise in profits. It will make a few people…