In 2012, all Jeff and his students did was publish a research paper describing this technology. That set off a race for this technology in the tech industry. Over two days, Google paid $44 million, essentially, for these three people who had never worked in the techindustry.
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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