Yann LeCun, one of three researchers dubbed the “godfathers of AI,” told Fortune he has no fear that AI will destroy humanity, breaking sharply from Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, who he called “deluded” and “crazy.”
\n\nFortune reports that when asked how worried he is about AI posing an existential risk, LeCun gave a short answer: “not at all.” He said he has “zero concerns” about rogue AI incidents, putting him at odds with CEOs and thought leaders who have both raised alarms about AI’s dangers.
\n\nHe saved his sharpest words for Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who in September issued a letter calling for a deliberate slowdown of AI development. LeCun called the letter “deluded” and “crazy.” He went after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman too, arguing that the pair’s warnings that “AI can kill us all” do harm rather than show responsibility. “Is incredibly destructive for everybody, including for the public who’s scared,” LeCun said, describing the rhetoric as “the worst marketing campaign you can possibly imagine.”
\n\nLeCun traces a lot of this anxiety back to effective altruism, a philosophy he said has taken hold among Amodei and many of Anthropic’s founding staff. Amodei has denied being an adherent of the movement…
Original source: https://www.breitbart.com/economy/
