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Research Priorities for Robust and Beneficial Artificial Intelligence: an Open Letter bananas Jan 2015 #1
Artificial Intelligence Warning Says Research Must Avoid Apocalyptic 'Pitfalls' bananas Jan 2015 #2
"The letter links to a research paper - which is well worth reading - on the future of AI" bananas Jan 2015 #4
A 2001: A Space Odyssey / Lord of the Rings Redux. Life Imitates Art. -nt 99th_Monkey Jan 2015 #3
asimov developed his three laws of robotics in a 1942 short story Mosby Jan 2015 #44
For those who don't think this is scary.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #5
Wow that thing is horrifying. christx30 Jan 2015 #7
Looking for the "unsee" button Turbineguy Jan 2015 #26
Yeah, but what if some guy from the future comes back to kill them? jberryhill Jan 2015 #6
I'm looking forward to the new "12 Monkeys" series which starts Friday on SyFy. bananas Jan 2015 #21
Well, according to the last elections project_bluebook Jan 2015 #8
Good one. riversedge Jan 2015 #14
I know, right? People getting dumber, machines getting smarter, more calculating. loudsue Jan 2015 #20
not just the elections, researchers found a 14 point drop in IQ in the last 100 years or so GreatGazoo Jan 2015 #27
I wonder how many of those 14 points came after Faux came online. Elmer S. E. Dump Jan 2015 #32
K&R DeSwiss Jan 2015 #9
Mustn't forget that snort Jan 2015 #13
But only after being made able to, by his creator. DeSwiss Jan 2015 #16
AI solution: pray harder... blkmusclmachine Jan 2015 #10
I, for one, welcome our new AI overlords. branford Jan 2015 #11
John Quincy Addinton Machine promises not to go on a killing spree if elected president. Exultant Democracy Jan 2015 #15
Anyone remember Colossus: The Forbin Project? Frank Cannon Jan 2015 #12
Welcome to world control. longship Jan 2015 #18
! DeSwiss Jan 2015 #19
"They just don't make dystopic sci-fi like they they did in the 1970s. Alkene Jan 2015 #22
Says Hawking who is himself a robot! longship Jan 2015 #17
this dog is a hero Enrique Jan 2015 #23
Our dog just attacks the regular vacuum cleaner, the robot is left alone /nt jakeXT Jan 2015 #36
How soon we forget that science fiction TreasonousBastard Jan 2015 #24
To serve and obey, and guard men from harm Paulie Jan 2015 #25
Elon Musk RobinA Jan 2015 #28
AI forsaken mortal Jan 2015 #29
Hawkings is out of his field here. FLPanhandle Jan 2015 #30
Climate Disaster has greater and more immediate potential for changing the social order ... Auggie Jan 2015 #31
Nonsense: the alarmists have been saying this stuff for years cpwm17 Jan 2015 #33
Depends on how you define Conscious FLPanhandle Jan 2015 #35
Yes, without emotions there is no desire to take over or anger or revenge. cpwm17 Jan 2015 #38
Thank you for making that point. kentauros Jan 2015 #39
The AI problem doesn't require them to be conscious. It's not alarmism. Xithras Jan 2015 #40
It's already too late for some of us tularetom Jan 2015 #34
Crappy headline. Their concern has nothing to do with "robots." TygrBright Jan 2015 #37
If you haven't read it already, you might like this book: kentauros Jan 2015 #42
Daily Mail Matariki Jan 2015 #41
Wasn't Stephen Hawking taken over by an artificial intelligence long ago? tclambert Jan 2015 #43
oh, like in Superman III? MisterP Jan 2015 #45
If they just get Old Glory Insurance, they'll be fine: Sheldon Cooper Jan 2015 #46
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