Neural networks are being applied to chatbots where they learn how to put language together. These systems have become more powerful and can write like a human. They are not as powerful as the human brain, but they are doing something different and better. Neural networks allow digital agents to quickly learn and share information with each other. This means that many copies of a digital agent can read the whole internet in only a month, something that humans cannot do individually or collectively.
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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