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In reply to the discussion: Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk sign open letter warning of a robot uprising [View all]GreatGazoo
(3,937 posts)27. not just the elections, researchers found a 14 point drop in IQ in the last 100 years or so
which means in 100 years more we should be averaging an IQ of 72.
http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2013/05/23/Last-century-Western-nations-lost-an-average-14-IQ-points/UPI-77081369362633/?spt=hs&or=hn
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Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk sign open letter warning of a robot uprising [View all]
bananas
Jan 2015
OP
Research Priorities for Robust and Beneficial Artificial Intelligence: an Open Letter
bananas
Jan 2015
#1
"The letter links to a research paper - which is well worth reading - on the future of AI"
bananas
Jan 2015
#4
I'm looking forward to the new "12 Monkeys" series which starts Friday on SyFy.
bananas
Jan 2015
#21
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
John Quincy Addinton Machine promises not to go on a killing spree if elected president.
Exultant Democracy
Jan 2015
#15