Jeff Bezos is worried about machines taking over. He says we love to get control, and that's a very sensible goal because if you've got control, you can get more done. But these things are going to get control too for the same reason, just in order to get more done,. And so that's a scary direction.
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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