Preventing the rise of Skynet?

[Maurizio Mariotti]

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In the news:

Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking warn over 'killer robots'

A group of concerned scientists, researchers and academics, including
Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking, have warned that a military artificial
intelligence arms race could soon develop if preventative measures are
not taken.

A global arms race is "virtually inevitable" if any major military
power pushes ahead with AI weapons development, the group cautioned in
an open letter presented at the International Joint Conferences on
Artificial Intelligence in Buenos Aires.

"The stakes are high," the letter said. "Autonomous weapons have been
described as the third revolution in warfare, after gunpowder and
nuclear arms."

Full article:

<http://money.cnn.com/2015/07/28/technology/ai-weapons-robots-musk-hawki
ng/index.html>

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What is the real concern? That humans who have developed and programmed
those robots lose control over the AI?

If that is the case, is the concern that the AI will turn against the
humans, aka the "Skynet syndrome"?

Has it already started? My toaster tends to burn the toasts.

I'm getting worried.

Mau :-)


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[Jim Reith]

I've seen this recent. One of the replies was:
"I laughed, my wife laughed, the toaster laughed... I shot the toaster"

From: Maurizio Mariotti <***@VENTURENET.CO.ZA>
To: ***@listserv.wvu.edu
Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2015 3:48 AM
Subject: Preventing the rise of Skynet?

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In the news:

Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking warn over 'killer robots'

A group of concerned scientists, researchers and academics, including
Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking, have warned that a military artificial
intelligence arms race could soon develop if preventative measures are
not taken. 

A global arms race is "virtually inevitable" if any major military
power pushes ahead with AI weapons development, the group cautioned in
an open letter presented at the International Joint Conferences on
Artificial Intelligence in Buenos Aires. 

"The stakes are high," the letter said. "Autonomous weapons have been
described as the third revolution in warfare, after gunpowder and
nuclear arms." 

Full article:

<http://money.cnn.com/2015/07/28/technology/ai-weapons-robots-musk-hawki
ng/index.html>

----

What is the real concern? That humans who have developed and programmed
those robots lose control over the AI?

If that is the case, is the concern that the AI will turn against the
humans, aka the "Skynet syndrome"?

Has it already started? My toaster tends to burn the toasts.

I'm getting worried.

Mau :-)


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