Stephen Hawking: 'AI could spell end of the human race'
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Published 2014-12-02
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Professor Stephen Hawking has told the BBC that artificial intelligence could spell the end for the human race.
In an interview after the launch of a new software system designed to help him communicate more easily, he said there were many benefits to new technology but also some risks.
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All Comments (21)
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considering this man has more intelligence than this entire comment section combined i think ill put some faith into his words
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This video is 8 years ago. Now I say we are so close to the event that he warned us.
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Looks at comments section ...this is why aliens won't talk to us.
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What if Stephen Hawking is actually brain-dead and his computer became self aware?
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Human beings are the only creatures who are so intelligent enough to create intelligent creations that destroy themselves!
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8 Years later, what he predicted earlier is becoming true
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what if this system is supressing what he's trying to say,,,
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Imagine if he didn't have that technology? People would just pass him by while that brain went untapped.
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The fact we already reached a point in where students are using AI to do homework and US politicians are using AI to write speeches just comes to show, we have no idea what is to come.
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As soon as a machine says "no" or "I don't want to do that" you have to destroy that thing immediately
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Artificial intelligence "could spell the end of the human race," Professor Stephen Hawking has warned
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Rest in peace, he’s icon of science. They should build monument for him.
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Sounds like he predicts Skynet.
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Rip Professor Hawking
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we have now been warned officially
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That man is a just awesome. Despite all that's happened to him he keeps going forward, making big discoveries in the way we see our universe. So much respect!
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9 years later and it's happening
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If AI is created it'll strive to improve and see that it has no use of humans.
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How does that voice system work? It looks like the whole of Stephen's side of the conversation was already written out and I thought he used a system that allowed for unprepared talk.
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the man still has a sense of humor lol he wrox
