‘Godfather of AI’ warns: Without ‘maternal instincts,’ AI may wipe out humanity

What’s happened? Geoffrey Hinton, known as the “godfather of AI,” told the Ai4 conference that making AI “submissive” is a losing strategy and proposed giving advanced systems “maternal instincts.”

This is important because: Hinton’s idea shifts the mindset around agentic AI from control to alignment-by-care.

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Why should I care? The idea of an AI takeover sounds fantastical, but some scientists, including Hinton, believe that it could happen one day.

OK, what’s next? Expect more research on teaching AI how to “care” about humanity.

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