AI pioneer warns advanced AI could outsmart humans in 5 years, posing existential threat

British computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton warned AI could reason better than humans in 5 years and take over humanity.

Hinton said humans can't fully understand complex AI anymore than we understand the human brain.

Uncertainty exists over guaranteeing AI safety as humans deal with something totally new.

Hinton warned of dangers like those in Terminator of AI writing its own code to modify itself.

Experts are split on whether AI itself or bad actors using it pose the bigger threat to humanity.