The development of artificial intelligence (AI) would be the "worst event in the history of our culture" unless society finds a way to control its development, high profile physicist Stephen Hawking said Monday. He made the remarks during a talk at the Internet Summit tech conference in Lisbon, Portugal, where he explained, "computers can, in theory, emulate human intelligence, and transcend it." Hawking discussed the possibility of AI to help reverse the damage done to the natural world, or eradicate disease and poverty, with each aspect of society being "transformed." But he admitted the future was uncertain. "Success in creating effective AI could be the largest event in the history of the culture. Or the worst. We don't know. So we can't understand if we'll be infinitely aided by AI, or dismissed by it and side-lined, or conceivably ruined by it," Hawking said throughout the speech. "Unless we know how to prepare for, and prevent the possible dangers, AI could be the worst event in the history of the civilization. It attracts dangers, like weapons, or new ways of the couple to oppress the many. It could bring great disruption to our market." The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) would be the "worst event in the history of the civilization" unless society finds a way to restrain its development, high-profile physicist Stephen Hawking. He made the remarks during a talk at the Web Summit tech conference in Lisbon, Portugal, in which he explained, "computers can, in theory, emulate human intellect, and transcend it." Hawking discussed the possibility of AI to help reverse the damage done to the natural world, or eliminate poverty and disease, with each aspect of society being "transformed." But he admitted the future was unclear. "Success in generating effective AI could be the largest event in the history of the civilization. Or the worst. We don't understand. So we can't know if we will be infinitely helped by AI, or dismissed by it and side-lined, or conceivably ruined by it," Hawking said during the address. "Unless we know how to prepare for, and prevent the possible risks, AI could be the most damaging event in the history of our civilization. It attracts risks, like ways for the couple, or weapons to oppress the many. It might bring great disruption to our economy." Hawking explained this to avert this possible fact, founders of AI need to "apply best practice and effective management." The scientist emphasized a few of the legislative acts especially proposals put forward by lawmakers earlier this year to set up rules about AI and robotics. Members of the European Parliament said European Union-wide principles were needed on the situation. Such developments are currently providing Hawking hope.
"I am an optimist, and I think that we can make AI for the benefit of the world. That it can work with us in harmony. We just need to know about the risks, identify them, employ the very best possible practice and management, and prepare for its effects well ahead of time," Hawking said. It's not. And he joins a chorus of additional voices in technology and science to speak about their concerns. Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk lately stated that AI could cause a third world war, and also proposed that humans have to combine with machines to remain applicable in the future. And others have suggested ways to deal with AI. Microsoft creator Bill Gates stated robots should receive an income tax. Some influential figures have debated against the doomsday scenarios. Facebook Executive Mark Zuckerberg said he's "really optimistic" regarding the future of AI. Read more: Amazon Diapers Return, But You Need an Invite to Be Able to Purchase The Future of Airline Entertainment May Include Gyms and Doctors 10 Lesson to Learn So You Can Achieve Anything You Want
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