Bengio and Hinton are 2 of the 3 the "Godfathers of AI." If their opinions don't matter I don't know whose does.
Two of the professors who voiced concerns specifically study AI/ML.
Yes, Hawking and Turing didn't know modern GenAI, but Turing specifically laid much of the theoretical groundwork for AI systems today. Even ignoring these two, my argument still stands. Tonnes, maybe even a majority of reputable people in ML/AI take loss of control seriously, according to both large scale surveys, 2/3 of the field's "godfathers" and my personal experience with tenured ML researchers.
Two of the professors who voiced concerns specifically study AI/ML.
Yes, Hawking and Turing didn't know modern GenAI, but Turing specifically laid much of the theoretical groundwork for AI systems today. Even ignoring these two, my argument still stands. Tonnes, maybe even a majority of reputable people in ML/AI take loss of control seriously, according to both large scale surveys, 2/3 of the field's "godfathers" and my personal experience with tenured ML researchers.