Geoffrey Hinton, the so-called “Godfather of AI,” says artificial intelligence “might take over” if humans are careless. He sees AI surpassing human intelligence in a mere five more years. When that happens, the AI may begin to write its own programs, which is a kind of machine-based free will. The main problem is that the complex systems are not fully understood, which is known in AI as the “black box problem.” There is a high degree of uncertainty with such emergent systems, where already surprise developments have occurred, with AI systems being smarter than anticipated. Hinton’s concerns, project that.
But while many want a pause in AI development’s, there is no chance of that, as communist China and Russia are in a new arms race to develop the most advanced AI, which Putin has said will lead to control of the world.