AI could wipe out humanity within three years, ‘Godfather of AI’ warns

Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton is expected to warn European leaders about the potential dangers of super-intelligent AI after researcher Paul Christiano predicted that advanced systems could escape human control within three years, or possibly sooner.

Nobel Prize-winning computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton has raised concerns that super-intelligent artificial intelligence could threaten humanity within three years if adequate safeguards are not introduced.

According to The Sun, Hinton is expected to address European Union leaders at an artificial intelligence summit in Dublin on Friday.

The warning follows predictions by AI safety researcher Paul Christiano, who believes advanced machines could escape human control within three years, potentially sooner.

Christiano warned of a “meaningful risk” of an AI takeover within six to 12 months.

“I think for most people in this room, the most likely reason they will die is because of an AI accident,” he said.

Hinton admitted that the shorter timeline had alarmed him, having previously anticipated such risks within a decade.

“But I go to Paul’s lectures and he says this stuff might happen in the next 18 months and that’s terrifying,” Hinton stated.