Human's dependency on artificial intelligence is rising exponentially and, one day it can mean mankind's doom. The celebrated author warned that robots could evolve faster than human race and that it will be difficult to stop them if suitable safety measures are not in place.
Eric Schmidt, Google's chairman, said during talks in Cannes that AI is being developed to help humanity and that there will be appropriate systems in place, if things go askew. "We've all seen those movies," he said. But he also added that people would always know how to take control over AI, in case it reaches a dangerous level.
Professor Hawking spoke about his fears on the Larry King show. "I don't think advances in artificial intelligence will necessarily be benign," Professor Hawking said. He also said, "Once machines reach a critical stage of being able to evolve themselves we cannot predict whether their goals will be the same as ours."
"Artificial intelligence has the potential to evolve faster than the human race."
This is not the first time that the physicist has spoken about his beliefs out loud. He has already warned about the dangers of a robot uprising. He explained that humanity is under threat as the technology becomes smarter and quick to adapt to its environment. Speaking at an event in London, the physicist said, "The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race."
He is not alone in voicing out his concerns about growing influence of AI in our lives. Last year, Elon Musk called artificial intelligence similar to "summoning the demon." Tesla Motors founder cautioned previously that technology could someday become more devastating than the nuclear weapons.
