Layoffs Due to AI: Godfather of AI Geoffrey Hinton Expresses His Concern Over Job Losses Due to Artificial Intelligence, Tells Government To Establish ‘Universal Basic Income’ for Affected

London, May 20: AI has been one of the biggest game-changers in today's age, transforming many aspects of our lives. However, with all the good it brings, there are some concerns since artificial intelligence has become prominent in everyday usage such as layoffs. Geoffrey Hinton, a British-Canadian computer scientist and cognitive psychologist known as "the Godfather of AI, " recently warned about AI taking over many jobs and discussed its risks.

The Godfather of AI, Geoffrey Hinton, said that he was "very worried" about job losses due to artificial intelligence technology, according to a report by the Times of India. He reportedly called and expressed concern about the technology "taking lots of mundane jobs." He also said that the government should responsibly deal with the impacts of AI on income inequality. PM Narendra Modi Says India Will Lead World of AI and Digital Public Infrastructure.

Geoffrey Hinton further said that the world needs a universal basic income, and governments must establish it. The report mentioned that the Godfather of AI said that governments would have to pay individuals a "set basic" salary despite their means to those affected from layoffs. He reportedly worked at Google until last year and stated that artificial intelligence would increase productivity and wealth as the money would go to the rich, not the poor, who lost their jobs. He said it would be very bad for society. 

While consulting the people of Downing Street in London,  Geoffrey Hinton advised that the idea of universal basic income was good. He showed concerns about "extinction-level" threats were coming and reportedly highlighted them by calling them "quite scary". He emphasised that the AI chatbots that are more intelligent than humans might be exploited by "bad actors". His concerns were that the AI technology could evolve to "get motivation to make more of itself and develop a "sub-goal of getting control", hinting at the deceptive nature of LLMs. Sam Altman Says OpenAI Never Clawed Back Any Employee’s Vested Equity and Will Never Do Such Thing in Future.

Why is Geoffrey Hinton Called 'Godfather of AI'? 

Geoffrey Hinton, born on December 6, 1947 (aged 76), is a world-renowned personality who has won multiple awards and showed research interest in fields such as psychology, machine learning, artificial intelligence, computer science, and cognitive science. Geoffrey Hinton is called a Godfather of AI due to his fundamental research about his work on machine learning, artificial intelligence and seminal work around neural networks.

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