Google Senior AI Expert Geoff Hinton has stepped down from the company, citing his fear of the tech’s dangers. He believes that people may not be able to differentiate between real and AI-generated photos, videos, or text, and fears that this could lead to job losses or the weaponization of AI. He, along with two of his students, made breakthroughs in AI while at Google and were awarded the Turing award in 2019 for their work on neural networks.
Imad Khan is a journalist who specializes in covering news related to Google and internet culture. He has been published in prominent publications such as The New York Times and The Washington Post, along with hosting his own podcast FTW with Imad Khan.
Microsoft Chief Scientist and AI expert Eric Horvitz believes the development of AI should be accelerated and not slowed down. Companies such as Google and Microsoft have took steps to integrate AI into their products, from search engines to photo editing apps. Microsoft has even published a blog post discussing the responsible use of AI.
ChatGPT took the world by storm with its AI chatbots being able to answer questions with human-like responses, as well as being able to generate content that is unique for each search. This upends the standard search paradigm of typing in a query and sorting through the search results. Google launched its own AI-powered Chatbot Bard, however it failed to impress in comparison to ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Bing.
Google and Microsoft have taken the necessary steps to further the development of AI while at the same time making sure it is used responsibly. Both companies understand that AI is the way of the future and look to increase their capabilities and make sure it does not get out of control.
