'Godfather of Artificial Intelligence' quits Google and warns over dangers of machine learning 

Geoffrey Hinton says dangers of chatbots were ‘quite scary’ and warns they could be exploited by ‘bad actors’

Hinton’s concern in the short term is something that has already become a reality – people will not be able to discern what is true any more with AI-generated photos, videos and text flooding the internet. File Picture

The man often touted as the godfather of AI has quit Google, citing concerns over the flood of fake information, videos and photos online and the possibility for AI to upend the job market.

Dr Geoffrey Hinton, who with two of his students at the University of Toronto built a neural net in 2012, quit Google this week, the New York Times reported.