The "Godfather of AI" claims that the threat posed by the technology to humanity may be "more urgent" than climate change.

The "Godfather of AI" recently left Google to promote awareness of the risks posed by artificial intelligence and has suggested that the threat the technology poses to the planet may be more important than climate change. Geoffrey Hinton, who left Google last week, continues to raise concerns about AI in an interview with Reuters. In an interview with the New York Times that was released on Monday, Hinton made his exit public. "I wouldn't like to devalue climate change. I wouldn't like to say, 'You shouldn't worry about climate change.' That's a huge risk too," Hinton told Reuters. "But I think this might end up being more urgent.

The success of ChatGPT has sparked competition among tech titans for AI skills, which is why Hinton made these remarks this week.

In March, Hinton's previous employer unveiled Bard, its own chatbot. Employees at Google opposed that and cautioned that the technology might be harmful, according to Bloomberg.

But in a tweet following his interview with the Times, Hinton said he quit so he could speak openly about AI without affecting Google, which he said had acted "very responsibly." 

Hinton, though, is worried that AI will help disseminate false information and eliminate jobs. Research by Goldman Sachs estimated that AI could impact up to 300 million full-time jobs.

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