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| Hawking in 2006 (Public Domain) |
Physicist Stephen Hawking, whose own intelligence is right up there with the best that human brains have to offer, has issued
yet another dire warning.
Whereas his previous warning concerned the possibility of enemy aliens conquering Earth, this latest warning concerns the rapidly growing field of artificial intelligence (A I).
Artificial intelligence (aka “artificial superintelligence”) may one day mean that “machines with superhuman intelligence could repeatedly improve their design even further, triggering what Verner Vinge called a ‘singularity’…
Whereas the short-term
impact of AI depends on who controls it, the long-term impact depends on whether it can be controlled at all.”
Artificial superintelligence that exceeds human abilities could theoretically out-manipulate human leaders, systems,
technology and weaponry to the extent that people wouldn’t even realize what’s happening – at the time, or perhaps ever.
According to io9.com, little to nothing is currently being done to offset these dire possibilities. More
needs to be done as soon as possible in order to maximize AI’s benefits and minimize its risks.
Resources
http://io9.com/stephen-hawking-says-a-i-could-be-our-worst-mistake-in-1570963874
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