British computer scientist Sir Demis Hassabis has warned artificial intelligence in the wrong hands could be “used for harm” after he won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Sir Demis, 48, who founded the London-based artificial intelligence start-up DeepMind, received the honour alongside American John Jumper, a senior research scientist at the company, for their “breakthrough” work on proteins.
In a separate news conference after the announcement, he described AI as a “very powerful” and “dual-purpose” technology which has “extraordinary potential to be one of the most beneficial technologies for humanity”, but at the same time, could also “be used for harm” by “bad actors”.
Sir Demis said: “We have to really think very hard – as these systems and techniques get more powerful – about how to enable and empower all of the amazing benefits and good use cases whilst mitigating against the bad use cases and the risks.”
AI in wrong hands could be used for harm warns Sir Demis after Nobel win in 10 October 2024