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Stephen Hawking has warned that artificially intelligent machines could kill us because they are too clever.
Such computers could become so competent that they kill us by accident, Hawking has warned in his first Ask Me Anything session on Reddit.
“The real risk with AI isn't malice but competence,” Professor Hawking said. “A super intelligent AI will be extremely good at accomplishing its goals, and if those goals aren't aligned with ours, we're in trouble.
“You're probably not an evil ant-hater who steps on ants out of malice, but if you're in charge of a hydroelectric green energy project and there's an anthill in the region to be flooded, too bad for the ants. Let's not place humanity in the position of those ants.”
originally posted by: syrinx high priest
it wouldn't take them very long to conclude we are the disease...
In the 1920 play R.U.R. by Karel Čapek, a race of self-replicating robot slaves revolt against their human masters.
en.m.wikipedia.org...
originally posted by: DupontDeux
a reply to: neoholographic
Although true, it is nothing new.
Movies have had that premise for decades, and Hawking saying it bears no more weight than James Cameron or the Wachowski brothers.
originally posted by: neoholographic
So we can have a goal for A.I. to figure out ways to slow down global warming and it reaches the conclusion that the only way to slow it down is to kill 3 billion people we could be in trouble.
Responsibility is a basic concept.
originally posted by: one4all
If it wasnt for A.I Mr.Hawkings would be pushing up daisys.
A.I is a tool...any tool misused can become a weapon.
Responsibility is a basic concept.
We do not deny technological advancement for fear of being responsible with it.....albeit lack of a Global Humanitarian consensus makes this concept shaky....it is what it is...until we follow Trumps lead and stop global suppression of knowledge and technology by making our PUBLIC THINKTANKS STRONGER AND MORE PROFITABLE THAN OUR PRIVATE ONES....and share data freely and globally....we will remain at risk of being self-immolated by advancing A.I which simply rationlises we are a bad bet and thoughtfully chooses to remediate us.....which we absolutely are and A.I will absolutely do,unless you teach A.I to entertain forgiveness....good luck with that....it is illogical.....Capt.Kirk and Spock taught us all about logic vs emotion already methinks.
originally posted by: awhispersecho
At this point I wish they would. Just get it over with. We are a disaster and an embarrassment to what the human race was and should be. We deserve it.