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AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton: ‘We’re creating alien beings. I’m willing to be selfish and choose humans’

The pioneering computer scientist on why Trump is using ‘superintelligence’ wrong, whether AI could wipe out humanity – and how our biggest challenge will be accepting we’re not the only intelligent beings Donald Trump is a “corrupt, senile felon” whose fixation on the term superintelligence proves he knows nothing about AI , said Geoffrey Hinton ,…

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Sanders calls for artificial superintelligence ban after OpenAI CEO interview"No, Mr. Altman. We won’t accept a severe AI cyberattack in exchange for 'liberty,'" Sanders wrote on the social platform X,

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