Jeffrey Toobin: I think there's zero chance of getting people to agree not to develop it further. He wants to make sure we get the balance right between using this technology for good and using it for ill. So in a way, it's kind of like nuclear weapons, right? We knew that they would destroy the world, yet we mounted an arms race to get them anyway. That's what the leading man should be working on.
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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