Prof Stephen Hawking, a British scientist of the greatest eminence, warned that if we pursue the development of thinking machines our very existence could be in jeopardy.
The end of the human race as we know it could be just around the corner as artificial intelligence (AI) is developing faster than ever before. Even the technology the professor uses is a form of AI. His voice control box was developed and designed by Intel and thinks the words it thinks Prof Hawking is about to use.
Although Mr Hawking is impressed by the progress we have achieved so far, he warns that thinking machines will eventually overtake humans. The trouble with us mere mortals is that we are inhibited by very slow biological progress. After all, how long did it take us just to start walking upright? A machine has the ability to develop and become intelligent at an alarming rate of speed.
Clever machinery will also mean many jobs will now be filled by artificial intelligent machines. Meanwhile, Prof Hawking is looking forward to using his new machine, which also had a British company working on board, SwiftKey.
The end of the human race as we know it could be just around the corner as artificial intelligence (AI) is developing faster than ever before. Even the technology the professor uses is a form of AI. His voice control box was developed and designed by Intel and thinks the words it thinks Prof Hawking is about to use.
Although Mr Hawking is impressed by the progress we have achieved so far, he warns that thinking machines will eventually overtake humans. The trouble with us mere mortals is that we are inhibited by very slow biological progress. After all, how long did it take us just to start walking upright? A machine has the ability to develop and become intelligent at an alarming rate of speed.
Clever machinery will also mean many jobs will now be filled by artificial intelligent machines. Meanwhile, Prof Hawking is looking forward to using his new machine, which also had a British company working on board, SwiftKey.
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