Artificial intelligence 'could be the worst thing to happen to humanity': Stephen Hawking warns that rise of robots may be disastrous for mankind
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2618434/Artificial-intelligence-worst-thing-happen-humanity-Stephen-Hawking-warns-rise-robots-disastrous-mankind.html?fb_action_ids=10152373294682398&fb_action_types=og.likes Nobel Prize-winning physicist discusses Jonny Depp's film Transcendence He says dismissing the film as sci-fi could be the ‘worst mistake in history’ ‘AI would be biggest event in human history,’ he wrote in the Independent. ‘It might also be the last, unless we learn how to avoid the risks’ By ELLIE ZOLFAGHARIFARD PUBLISHED: 07:27 EST, 2 May 2014 | UPDATED: 09:40 EST, 2 May 2014 878 shares 231 View comments A sinister threat is brewing deep inside the technology laboratories of Silicon Valley. Artificial Intelligence, disguised as helpful digital assistants and self-driving vehicles, is gaining a foothold – and it could one day spell the end for mankind. This is accordi...