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Stephen Hawking weighs in on AI (OT)

Posted By: Jim Stutz
Date: Wednesday, 1 February 2017, at 7:06 p.m.

In Response To: Poker: Human experts against the computer (Casper Van der Tak)

"I believe there is no deep difference between what can be achieved by a biological brain and what can be achieved by a computer. It therefore follows that computers can, in theory, emulate human intelligence — and exceed it."

(That, he said, could lead to the eradication of disease and poverty and the conquest of climate change. But it could also bring us all sorts of things we didn't like - autonomous weapons, economic disruption and machines that developed a will of their own, in conflict with humanity. -- BBC News)

"In short, the rise of powerful AI will be either the best, or the worst thing, ever to happen to humanity. We do not yet know which." Stephen Hawking, October 2016

And, whether or not you find Hawking's argument persuasive, you may wish to consider this harrowing (IMO) development:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/dec/22/bridgewater-associates-ai-artificial-intelligence-management

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