Dubbed the "godfather of AI", computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton’s (pictured) research laid the groundwork for the revolution in artificial intelligence. However, even Hinton is alarmed by the rapid rate at which AI has advanced, and though it sounds like the plot of a sci-fi film, he is concerned his creation could threaten humanity in the not-too-distant future.

In a recent interview with The Guardian, Hinton warned that humankind was at a "crossroads" and that AI posed a "more urgent threat to humanity than climate change".

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