by How will the world end? From ‘demonic’ AI to nuclear war — seven scenarios that could end human race
Humanity may have already created its own nemesis, Professor Stephen Hawking warned last week. The Cambridge University physicist claimed that new developments in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) mean that within a few decades, computers thousands of times more powerful than in existence today may decide to usurp their creators and effectively end humanity’s 100,000-year dominance of Earth.
This Terminator scenario is taken seriously by many scientists and technologists. Before Prof. Hawking made his remarks, Elon Musk, the genius behind the Tesla electric car and PayPal, had stated that “with artificial intelligence, we are summoning the demon,” comparing it unfavourably with nuclear war as the most potent threat to humanity’s existence.
Aside from the rise of the machines, many potential threats have been identified to our species, our civilization, even our planet. To keep you awake at night, here are seven of the most plausible.
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1. ASTEROID STRIKE
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2. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
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3. A GENETICALLY CREATED PLAGUE
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4. NUCLEAR WAR
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5. PARTICLE ACCELERATOR DISASTER
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6. ‘GOD’ REACHES FOR THE OFF-SWITCH
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7. CLIMATE CATASTROPHE
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all the details probabilities etc. here:
http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/12/07 ... uman-race/
was considered one of the "most plausible"? Who wrote this crap?
