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Professor Geoffrey Hinton, CC, FRS, FRSC, the ‘Godfather of AI’, delivered Oxford's annual Romanes Lecture at the Sheldonian Theatre on Monday, 19 February 2024. The public lecture entitled ‘Will digital intelligence replace biological intelligence?’ discussed the dangers of artificial intelligence (AI) and how to ensure it does not take control of humans, and consequently, wipe out humanity. He said that the fact that digital intelligence is immortal and does not evolve should make it less susceptible to religion and wars, but ‘if a digital super-intelligence ever wanted to take control it is unlikely that we could stop it,’ he added. The British-Canadian computer scientist and cognitive psychologist also spoke of how AI could replace humans in the workforce and how it could be used to spread misinformation. He had previously believed that it could take AI systems up to a century to become ‘super intelligent’. He now thinks that it could happen much sooner than he had anticipated. The Romanes Lecture is the annual public lecture of the University. A most distinguished public figure from the arts, science or literature is invited by special invitation of the Vice-Chancellor. The lecture was created in 1891, following an offer by George John Romanes of Christ Church to fund an annual lecture, and the first lecture was given in 1892 by William Gladstone. https://www.ox.ac.uk/news-and-events/The-University-Year/romanes-lecture

Recorded October 4, 2023. U of T Professor Emeritus Geoffrey Hinton is joined by Stanford University Professor Fei-Fei Li for a special talk on ethical AI, presented by Radical Ventures and hosted by the University of Toronto.

They address the ethical considerations of AI development and its advancement — as well as its potential to solve some of the world’s most pressing problems. They also discuss their collaboration on one of the most important milestones in the history of modern AI.

Since leaving Google in May 2023, Geoffrey Hinton, known as the “godfather of AI,” has become vocal about the existential risks posed by rapid advancements in artificial intelligence. Li is co-director of Stanford’s Human-Centered AI Institute. She agrees with Hinton on the threat and emphasizes the need to invest in public institutions to help guide the technology’s future.