Godfather of AI warns AI systems are turning into ‘alien beings’ that may one day take control of the world

Geoffrey Hinton, the former Google researcher widely recognized as the Godfather of AI, has issued another warning about artificial intelligence systems. In his latest interaction, Hinton compared current AI systems to AI beings and said there is an urgent need for research on how to stop them from taking over the world.

Speaking to British-American entrepreneur Andrew Keen on his YouTube channel, Hinton said, “The existential threat is very different. We’ve never had to deal with things smarter than us. I mean, nuclear weapons, they’re not…