Father of Internet has retired with a final warning for the AI era

The “Father of the Internet” has retired, and to mark his departure, he has shared a warning for the upcoming AI era.

Vinton Gray Cerf, a prominent figure in modern technology, has played a key role in co-designing the fundamental architecture of the global web and shaping tech policies at Google. You can say that Cerf’s fingerprints are on nearly every digital packet transmitted today.

At 83 years, though, Cerf decides to call it a day and hang up his boots. He has officially retired from Google, leaving behind a legacy that the current and future generations shall always be indebted to forever.