How the ‘Godfather of AI’ spent decades working to lay the foundation for artificialintelligence – but now regrets helping to create the very thing that earned him a Nobel Prize [Video]

He dedicated his life to the development and use of artificial intelligence and his groundbreaking work has garnered him a Nobel Prize.

But now Geoffrey Hinton, 76, regrets building the thing that earnt him this success.

‘The Godfather of AI‘ was awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics alongside John Hopfield on Tuesday after they developed the methods which laid the foundations for the powerful systems which run everything from ChatGPT to Apple Intelligence. 

Dr Hinton, who was born in London, said he was ‘flabbergasted’ to have received the award – making him the second person in history to win a Nobel Prize and the Turing Award, often dubbed the Nobel for computing. 

Having spent decades building the technology system which many see as important as the introduction of the web browser in the early 1990s, Dr Hinton has spent the last few years speaking out about the ‘existential risk’ posed to humanity …