Godfather of AI welcomes pause in development (interview with Hinton)

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for a global slowdown in AI development, saying the risks associated with developing AI are "serious" and that companies and governments need more time to address them. The call followed an Anthropic AI researcher quitting last week with a warning that employees at the company believed AI could wipe out humanity by the end of the decade. Nobel prize-winning computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton, known as the "Godfather of AI," discussed the pause in an interview.

The head of the Artificial Intelligence company Anthropic has called for a global slowdown in AI development, as concerns mount over the technology's potential risks. Dario Amodei says the risks associated with developing AI are "serious" and both companies and governments need to be given more time to address them. It comes after an AI researcher at Anthropic quit last week, warning that employees at the company believed AI could wipe out humanity by the end of the decade. - GUEST: Geoffrey Hinton, Nobel prize-winning computer scientist and cognitive psychologist known as the "Godfather of AI" - PRODUCER: Pip Cook