'AI godfather' worries we're creating 'alien beings' with artificial intelligence, with pesky moral implications

Geoffrey Hinton is a computer scientist known for his foundational work in AI, specifically when it comes to neural networks (ie, approaching machine-learning a bit like our fleshy brain-learning). As such, he's been described as the 'AI godfather'. But, perhaps surprisingly, he recently described AI as "alien beings" that humans have a "moral obligation" towards. "We’re creating alien beings—meaning we’re not the only intelligent beings around," He said in a recent interview with The Guardian , "And the reality is, we only have a couple of years to adapt to that.” Hinton claims, "AI models understand what they’re saying.