Listen to Geoffrey Hinton, the ‘Godfather of AI’, talk about the past, present and future of AI, including whether AI will ever be smarter than us, and whether we should be doing more to guard against the risks of super intelligent AI. This was originally an ad-free exclusive for our Science Supporter members. Join now for early access to all our lectures, exclusive Q&As from our speakers – and to support our charitable work of bringing science to the public: 
/ @theroyalinstitution Watch Geoffrey’s full talk about AI here: • Will AI outsmart human intelligence? – wit… 00:00 Introduction 00:38 When was AI as a theoretical concept first conceived? 1:38 Why was your 1986 paper about back propagation so important? 2:40 How does back propagation work? 4:06 How did an increase in data and compute power change the field of AI? 5:09 How powerful are the AI models we have today? 5:52 Do chatbots really understand what they’re saying? 6:39 How should governments respond to AI, and are they doing enough? 7:17 What is a super intelligence? 8:11 Why would an AI model want more power than us? 9:15 Do you feel a sense of responsibility for how AI is developing? 9:57 What regulation and framework would ensure AI is used for good? 10:42 Do you trust governments to put these frameworks in place? 10:51 How will AI change scientific discovery and research?
