Jeffrey Toobin: You cannot take everything he says at face value. He has been surprised by its evolution in the past, and he might not be right. But you've got to remember, this is someone who lives in the future; he's been living in the future since his mid-twenties. So what steps does he suggest we take to make sure that these doomsday scenarios never happen? Well, he doesn't believe that people will just stop developing the technology.
As the world begins to experiment with the power of artificial intelligence, a debate has begun about how to contain its risks. One of the sharpest and most urgent warnings has come from a man who helped invent the technology.
Cade Metz, a technology correspondent for The New York Times, speaks to Geoffrey Hinton, who many consider to be the godfather of A.I.
Guest: Cade Metz, a technology correspondent for The New York Times.
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