AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton says the world is heeding warnings about the technology

Months after artificial intelligence luminaries began ringing alarm bells about the technology’s risks, one of the field's pioneers says he feels like people are listening.

Geoffrey Hinton says he’s optimistic people are heeding his concerns about the deep risks advances in AI could cause.

The British-Canadian computer scientist, often called the godfather of AI, says those risks include joblessness, fake news, discrimination, bias, battle bots and existential risk.

Hinton shared his thoughts Wednesday evening at a Toronto talk put on by AI funding firm Radical Ventures at the MaRS Discovery District.