Scientist warns of AI’s growing danger after Nobel Prize win

Last year he made headlines after resigning from his job at Google, citing concerns “bad actors” would use the technology to harm others

Artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton speaks at the Collision Conference. Picture: Chris Young/The Canadian Press

British-Canadian computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton has warned of the artifical intelligence’s growing danger if left unchecked after winning the Nobel Prize in Physics.

Professor Hinton, 76, said he was “flabbergasted” to be awarded the honour, which he shares with Princeton University’s John Hopfield.