The speaker reflects on a decision made 50 years ago
There is a difference between wise and fortunate decisions
The speaker believed it was a wise decision to try and figure out how the brain works
The speaker regrets the advanced state of brain research today
The speaker's motivation was to make human society more sensible
The example of Andrei Sakharov is brought up in comparison
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.