Podcast:The Journal. Published On: Tue Dec 19 2023 Description: Yoshua Bengio, known as a godfather of AI, is one of hundreds of researchers and tech leaders calling for a pause in the breakneck development of powerful new AI tools. We talk to the AI pioneer about how the tools evolved and why he's worried about their potential. Further Listening: - Artificial: Episode 1, The Dream - Artificial: Episode 2, Selling Out - OpenAI’s Weekend of Absolute Chaos Further Reading: - How Worried Should We Be About AI’s Threat to Humanity? Even Tech Leaders Can’t Agree - ‘Take Science Fiction Seriously’: World Leaders Sound Alarm on AI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices