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The week in audio: Today’s guest editors; A Point of View; Monstrosities Mon Amour; Shipping Forecast Day – review

Radio 4’s Today guest editors ranged from the glum to the glorious, while the station truly excelled in a day-long celebration of the Shipping Forecast at 100

The Guardian - UK

‘Godfather’ of artificial intelligence has a surprising blindspot

Letters: Rachel Withers says people need to get real about their non-mastery of all they survey, and George Burt discusses slavery, political oppression and AI

The Guardian - UK

If smart AI is so scary, why even develop it?

Brief letters: Fears for humanity | Man-made problems | King of the Baggies | Evaporated milk’s many uses | New year, new disappointment

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10 amazing technology developments in 2024

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LiveScience

‘Godfather of AI’ shortens odds of the technology wiping out humanity over next 30 years

Geoffrey Hinton says there is 10% to 20% chance AI will lead to human extinction in three decades, as change moves fast

The Guardian - UK

Regulations needed to stop AI being used for ‘bad things’ – Geoffrey Hinton

Professor Hinton, a Nobel Prize winner, was once dubbed the ‘godfather’ of AI.

The Independent UK

Japanese scientists were pioneers of AI, yet they’re being written out of its history

The announcement of the artificial intelligence researchers John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton as this year’s Nobel laureates in physics spurred celebration and consternation over the status of AI in science and society. In Japan, however, another feeling dominates: frustration.

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How to prevent millions of invisible law-free AI agents casually wreaking economic havoc

AI developers and investors are looking to create digital economic actors, with the capacity to do just about anything.

Fortune

Nobel Prize winner claims Sam Altman was fired for prioritizing profits over safety as Steam faces the heat for its crude sales strategy

As OpenAI raised $6.6 billion in investment from Microsoft and NVIDIA, an AI artist argued that people are stealing from him by using AI. We also saw a major update to Windows 11 roll out and Microsoft ship the latest version of Office.

Windows Central

Nobel winner Geoffrey Hinton is the ‘godfather of AI’. Here’s an offer he shouldn’t refuse…

The computer scientist’s dogged belief in the potential of neural networks helped unlock machine learning. But he’d be wise to remember the experience of a fellow laureate

The Guardian - UK

Changing OpenAI's nonprofit structure would raise questions about its future

The artificial intelligence maker OpenAI may face a costly and inconvenient reckoning with its nonprofit origins even as its valuation recently exploded to $157 billion

The Independent UK

‘They don’t just fall out of trees’: Nobel awards highlight Britain’s AI pedigree

Recognition for Demis Hassabis and Geoffrey Hinton marks moment when important ingredients came together

The Guardian - UK

AI Pioneers Win Nobel Prizes In Physics And Chemistry

Geoffrey Hinton and Google AI division employees receive Nobel Prizes for AI breakthroughs, highlighting tech industry's role in advancing artificial intel...

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AI is having its Nobel moment. Do scientists need the tech industry to sustain it?

Hours after the artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton won a Nobel Prize in physics, he drove a rented car to Google’s California headquarters to celebrate

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Fortune

Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton is both AI pioneer and front man of alarm

After making the scientific breakthrough that led to contemporary AI programs, Hinton frets that he “can’t see a path that guarantees safety.”

Fortune

The controversy surrounding AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton’s Nobel Prize misses the point

The controversy surrounding Hinton’s Nobel Prize should spark a reevaluation of how we recognize innovation.

The Conversation

AI was central to two of 2024’s Nobel prize categories. It’s a sign of things to come

The 2024 Nobel Prizes in physics and chemistry have given us a glimpse of the future of science. Artificial intelligence (AI) was central to the discoveries honoured by both awards. You have to wonder what Alfred Nobel, who founded the prizes, would think of it all.

International Business Times

AI Steps Into Science Limelight With Nobel Wins

For long periods of its history, artificial intelligence has lurked in the hinterland of science, often unloved and unfunded -- but two Nobel prizes in one week suggest its time in the sunshine has finally arrived.

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AI steals spotlight from Nobel winners who highlight Its power and risks

Artificial intelligence stole the limelight from Nobel laureates in both physics and chemistry this year, with winners noting its immense power but warning of uncontrolled development.

Fortune

Google DeepMind leaders Hassabis and Jumper win Nobel Prize for Chemistry

It's clear that 2024 is the year of AI breaking into the world's most prestigious scientific awards.

Fortune

New Nobel Prize winner, AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton, says he’s proud his student fired OpenAI boss Sam Altman

The 76-year-old argued it’s “unfortunate” that Altman has put profits over AI safety.

The Independent UK

Geoffrey Hinton warns of AI’s growing danger after Nobel Prize win

The British-Canadian scientist warned the technology increases the risk of cyber-attacks, fake videos and political interference.

The Conversation

Nobel Prize in physics spotlights key breakthroughs in AI revolution − making machines that learn

If your jaw dropped as you watched the latest AI-generated video, your bank balance was saved from criminals by a fraud detection system, or your day was made a little easier because you were able to dictate a text message on the run, you have many scientists, mathematicians and engineers…

International Business Times

Nobel-winning Physicist 'Unnerved' By AI Technology He Helped Create

A US scientist who won the 2024 Nobel physics prize for his pioneering work on artificial intelligence said Tuesday he found recent advances in the technology "very unnerving" and warned of possible catastrophe if it isn't kept in check.

International Business Times

Neural Networks, Machine Learning? Nobel-winning AI Science Explained

The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to two scientists on Tuesday for discoveries that laid the groundwork for the artificial intelligence used by hugely popular tools such as ChatGPT. British-Canadian Geoffrey Hinton, known as a "godfather of AI," and US physicist John Hopfield were given the prize for "discoveries…

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