Jeffrey Sachs is a computer scientist who believes AI can replace human jobs. He's worried about hallucinations and bias in chatbots, but says these issues will soon be ironed out. In the medium term he thinks we'll see more fake content on the internet to make it harder to trust what we see online.
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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