AI 'FOUNDER' Yoshua Bengio feels 'lost' over life's work

Prof Bengio, who has joined calls for AI regulation, said he did not think militaries should be granted AI powers.

He is the second of the so-called three "godfathers" of AI, known for their pioneering work in the field, to voice concerns about the direction and the speed at which it is developing.

AI describes the ability of computers to perform tasks so complex, they have previously required human intelligence to complete.

A recent example has been the development of AI-powered chatbots, like ChatGPT, which appear to give human-like responses to questions.

This has led to planned European Union legislation on AI. And on Wednesday, the bloc's technology chief, Margrethe Vestager, said a voluntary code of conduct for AI could be created "within the next weeks".