The Godfather of AI leaves Google after a decade to warn the world about the threat of AI

Geoffrey Hinton, ‘the Godfather of AI’ received his Ph.D. in artificial intelligence 45 years ago and has remained one of the most reverential voices in this field. For the past decade, Hinton worked at Google, between the company’s Silicon Valley headquarters and Toronto. But he has quit Google, and he told the New York Times that he will…

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AWS Reports About 16% Cloud Revenue Growth in the First Quarter

Amazon said Thursday that its cloud unit Amazon Web Services grew revenue by around 16% in the first quarter of this year, a slightly more rapid growth than analysts had estimated. Revenue from AWS totaled $21.35 billion, representing about 17% of Amazon’s overall earnings, according to Amazon’s earnings statement. Analysts surveyed by StreetAccount had anticipated $21.22…

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