AI Expert Says Reinforcement Learning is ‘Fantastically Bad Idea’

Michael Cohen warns concept of out-of-control AI is 'perfectly plausible'

Michael Cohen, an expert on AI, poses for a photograph in London, on May 25, 2023. NTD

An expert in artificial intelligence has warned against “ploughing ahead” with certain types of AI which could have potentially disastrous consequences for the human race.

Michael Cohen, a doctoral candidate in Engineering Science at Oxford University, said his fears were shared by Geoff Hinton, a Canadian professor often described as the “godfather of AI,” and computer scientist Yoshua Bengio.