The 'godfather' of AI is backing Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI

"Allowing it to tear all of that up when it becomes inconvenient sends a very bad message to other actors in the ecosystem," Geoffrey Hinton said of OpenAI's plan to become a for-profit company.

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• Geoffrey Hinton doesn't support OpenAI's plan to become a for-profit company.
• Hinton said OpenAI has "received numerous tax and other benefits from its non-profit...