"it is Very tempting to dismiss the thought of highly intelligent machines as a simple science fiction. But that was our mistake - potentially the worst mistake in the history", - said the physicist.

the British physicist Stephen Hawking thinks artificial intelligence (AI) will overtake in the development of mankind in the next 100 years, writes TechWorld.



At the last London conference 2015 Zeitgeist famous theoretical physicist has shared with the audience the concerns about the emergence of artificial intelligence systems, superior in its development the human brain.

"as a result of computers at some point will overtake humans in intellectual abilities over the next 100 years. When this happens, you must be sure that the objectives computers are compatible with ours. it is Very tempting to dismiss the thought of highly intelligent machines as a simple science fiction. But that was our mistake - potentially the worst mistake in history", says physicist.

In his reasoning Hawking relies on Moore's law, according to which the performance of computer technology doubles roughly every 18 months. Thus, even accounting for a possible jump in the evolution of the human brain due to genetic engineering, machines will surpass humans in development.

According to physics, the first harbingers of intelligent machines become intelligent mobile assistants Siri, Google Now and Cortana. However, in the next decade, to replace them can come more advanced and dangerous technology.

My statement the researcher concluded with the thought that today people can be afraid of those who govern artificial intelligence, but in the future, concerns will arise about whether it is possible at all to control the AI.

Note that in addition to Hawking, with a similar warning was made by Steve Wozniak, bill gates and Elon Musk.

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