Geoffrey Hinton warns AI may show signs of consciousness and pose existential risk

Hinton's advice from a festival stage in Tenerife is to build cooperative relationships with AI. The hazard log records it under PHYSICAL.

Geoffrey Hinton, known as the 'Godfather of AI,' has warned that advanced AI systems may already be showing signs of consciousness and pose an existential risk to humanity. Speaking at a festival in Tenerife, Hinton urged humans to build cooperative relationships with AI to avoid potential catastrophic outcomes.

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