Humanity may have already created its own nemesis, Professor
Stephen Hawking warned last week. The Cambridge University physicist claimed
that new developments in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) mean that
within a few decades, computers thousands of times more powerful than in
existence today may decide to usurp their creators and effectively end humanity’s
100,000-year dominance of Earth.
This Terminator scenario is taken seriously by many
scientists and technologists. Before Prof. Hawking made his remarks, Elon Musk,
the genius behind the Tesla electric car and PayPal, had stated that “with
artificial intelligence, we are summoning the demon,” comparing it unfavourably
with nuclear war as the most potent threat to humanity’s existence.
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