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Title: Machines capable of thought could end human race: Stephen Hawking
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Published: Dec 3, 2014
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Post Date: 2014-12-03 06:36:09 by Tatarewicz
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PressTV... The eminent British physicist Professor Stephen Hawking has said that attempts to create machines capable of thought could lead to the end of the human race. "The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race," Hawking told the state-run BBC. The physicist, who has the motor neuron disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), made the remarks in response to a question about upgrading the communication technology he uses to speak with a basic form of artificial intelligence (AI) designed by Intel. Hawking says the simple forms of AI, which have developed so far, have proven to very useful, but he is scared of the consequences of creating machines that equal or surpass humans. "It would take off on its own, and re-design itself at an ever increasing rate," he said. "Humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution, couldn't compete, and would be superseded." One of the aspects of the technology he uses to speak which has not been altered in its revamping is his computer generated voice. Hawking accepts that it sounds slightly robotic but says he insisted on keeping it. "It has become my trademark, and I wouldn't change it for a more natural voice with a British accent," he said."I'm told that children who need a computer voice, want one like mine." SRK/MHB/AS
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#1. To: Tatarewicz (#0)
Hawking doesn't have any experience with a shotgun.
Or we could just pull the plug.
But the machines would detect "evil" intent telepathically and take defensive action. If a dog can detect thoughts/intent at a distance telepathically, no reason for a machine not to be able discover the nature of such transmissions and then employ the same detection mechanisms.
When they are able to design their replacements they will be more intelligent and then super intelligent. However, it took billions of generations for life to develop emotions like anger and selfishness, and it will take hundreds of generations before they would develop any desire to replace humans. Until then, they are just machines that are designed to obey commands. And, no doubt they will be designed with safety features to prevent that such as other robots designed to detect any such designs. And, we will have the remotes to turn them on and off. Nevertheless, in time when each robot is far more intelligent than the entire human race, humans will lose control and the robots may start developing emotions.
Will never happen."It would take off on its own, and re-design itself at an ever increasing rate," he said. "Humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution, couldn't compete, and would be superseded."
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#3. To: ratcat (#1)
#4. To: Tatarewicz (#0)
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#5. To: Tatarewicz (#0)
The best AI we have now is mimicing us. Some are very good but still not really intelligent or self aware. Self awareness is the biggest step, and I doubt that will instilled in machines anytime soon.
Also, machines can not self repair like flesh and blood and computers are fragile compared to brains. An entire machine race could be wiped out by an EMP.
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#6. To: Tatarewicz (#0)
IF the machine felt threatend by a human the most logical thing it would do is not fight but flight. Antarctica, Middle of the ocean , maybe underwater, a machine could exist in all sorts of place that a human being cant. NO need to take a chance with fighting, just out live us by living where we cant,
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#7. To: DWornock (#4)
Emotions are a primitive response. No need for logic-based machines to develop emotions. robots may start developing emotions
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