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People spend most of their time in full-immersion virtual reality (Kurzweil has cited The Matrix as a good example of what the advanced virtual worlds will be like, without the dystopian twist)."
The human brain has been completely reverse engineered and all aspects of its functioning are understood.
Natural human thinking possesses no advantages over computer minds.
Machines have attained equal legal status with humans.
Humans and machines merge in the physical and mental realms. Cybernetic brain implants enable humans to fuse their minds with AI's.
In consequence, clear distinctions between humans and machines no longer exist."
originally posted by: ~Lucidity
Could happen if we're not careful.
That one scene in a movie (can't even remember which movie) where they're giving a demonstrations of a security/law enforcement robot and it goes nuts and takes out everyone in the room still gives me nightmares.
originally posted by: Hoosierdaddy71
Robocop maybe?
Prof Stephen Hawking, one of Britain's pre-eminent scientists, has said that efforts to create thinking machines pose a threat to our very existence. He told the BBC:"The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race."
originally posted by: Hoosierdaddy71
originally posted by: ~Lucidity
Could happen if we're not careful.
That one scene in a movie (can't even remember which movie) where they're giving a demonstrations of a security/law enforcement robot and it goes nuts and takes out everyone in the room still gives me nightmares.
Robocop maybe?