If we accept the human mind is nothing special when it comes to intelligence, its reasonable to belive with constant improvement in computer science we will eventually be able to create a machine at human level intelligence. This is often referred to as the "singularity".
Scientist then belive it is possible to give the machine itself the task to reprogram itself to become smarter. As it grows smarter, it can then again reprogram itself to become even smarter and so on..
Let this process run, and human intelligence could quickly be ant-like in comparison to this super intelligence. When humans are dealing with super intelligence of this magnitude, it becomes very important that this machines interest corresponds with our interest. If it does not, defeating human kind would be a small task for such intelligence.
On the other side this super AI could also solve all problems humans are faced with. Energy, cancer, material needs. Its easy to see why developing super AI is interesting. And even if you were to belief the negative consequences outweigh the positive. If we do not develop such a machine whoever does good/bad people receives all the power. Being a terrorist organization or mad psychopath wanting to get his name in the history books. As in chess, First mover got an advantage.
Famous scientist like Stephen hawking and Elon Musk are very skeptical to the development of Super AI, and given the negative consequences its easy to understand why.
i think its a very interesting topic that deserves more attention. After all we are dealing with the fate of humanity.
interesting articles:
http://waitbutwhy.com/2015/01/artificial...ion-1.html
Scientist then belive it is possible to give the machine itself the task to reprogram itself to become smarter. As it grows smarter, it can then again reprogram itself to become even smarter and so on..
Let this process run, and human intelligence could quickly be ant-like in comparison to this super intelligence. When humans are dealing with super intelligence of this magnitude, it becomes very important that this machines interest corresponds with our interest. If it does not, defeating human kind would be a small task for such intelligence.
On the other side this super AI could also solve all problems humans are faced with. Energy, cancer, material needs. Its easy to see why developing super AI is interesting. And even if you were to belief the negative consequences outweigh the positive. If we do not develop such a machine whoever does good/bad people receives all the power. Being a terrorist organization or mad psychopath wanting to get his name in the history books. As in chess, First mover got an advantage.
Famous scientist like Stephen hawking and Elon Musk are very skeptical to the development of Super AI, and given the negative consequences its easy to understand why.
i think its a very interesting topic that deserves more attention. After all we are dealing with the fate of humanity.
interesting articles:
http://waitbutwhy.com/2015/01/artificial...ion-1.html