I am not against the general AI hysteria, but I don't think we should let it jump the line. There is plenty else that will likely get us first: the internal com

I am not against the general AI hysteria, but I don't think we should let it jump the line. There is plenty else that will likely get us first: the internal combustion engine, micro plastics, forever chemicals, nuclear weapons, social media, radical-media, inequality (radical capitalism), etc. Hinton's first threat sounds like an extension of social media. Motivated bad actors already create quality fake stories and images and spread them far and wide. Our growing skepticism is out-pacing the technology, however, our growing polarization and confirmation bias has created more people that want to be fooled. But let's hold Facebook to account first. Hinton's second threat sounds like inequality. It's not so bad when technology eliminates jobs, but if the income becomes further concentrated in the hands of the few at the top, we accelerate political corruption resulting in more yachts, more homelessness and fewer eager young minds that can afford the education needed to reach their potential. Hinton's third threat is killer robots. But robots lack motivation, whereas a motivated bad actor could wire an explosive drone to easily target a gps location today. A more likely scenario would be an AI 'scammer robot' - but again we have to worry more about a motivated person than an app. And we do - and an entire industry has developed to address it. I think Hinton's announcement is more like Eisenhower's farewell address, warning us against the political industrial complex (another threat still trying to get us). Perhaps the headline should have read instead: After a long and distinguished career, tired 75 year old man says, "Take this job and shove it".