Google AI pioneer says he quit to speak freely about technology's 'dangers'

Google AI pioneer says he quit to speak freely about technology's 'dangers'

FILE PHOTO: The Google logo is pictured at the entrance to the Google offices in London, Britain January 18, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo

A pioneer of artificial intelligence said he quit Google to speak freely about the technology’s dangers, after realising that computers could become smarter than people far sooner than he and other experts had expected.