Prof Yann LeCun says fears that AI will pose a threat to humanity are 'preposterously ridiculous'.
Prof LeCun now works as the chief AI scientist at Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. He disagrees with his fellow godfathers that AI is a risk to the human race.
"Turbo jets were eventually made incredibly reliable and safe," and the same would happen with AI he said. When people raise concerns about the human-level or above machines that might exist in the future, they are referring to artificial general intelligence . These are systems, that like humans, can solve a wide range of problems.
Prof LeCun told the BBC: "This is not going to put a lot of people out of work permanently". But work would change because we have "no idea" what the most prominent jobs will be 20 years from now, he said.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Transfer notebook: Man United reignite interest in cheaper Pickford and Onana alternativeManchester United are ready to revive their interest in Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer. Sommer has been on the Red Devils’ radar since last summer and is the profile of ‘keeper Erik ten Hag is …
Read more »
AI really could destroy the world - but not in the way you might expectAI isn't going to take over the planet - but it could destroy it.
Read more »
Couple travelling the world on BMW bike devastated after vehicle stolen in UKLydia Rolita and Stefan Mrozewski visited Liverpool as part of their 18 month trip travelling across the globe last week.
Read more »
Dog branded 'world's saddest stray' finds loving home in ScotlandA dog branded the “world’s saddest stray” has found a loving home in Perth after waiting eight years in a Romanian shelter
Read more »