Letter says there is a 'broad consensus' that AI is making good progress Areasbenefitingfrom AI research include driverless cars and robot motion But in the short term, it warns AI may put millions of people out of work In the long term, robots could become far more intelligent than humans Elon Musk has previously linked the development of autonomous, thinking machines to 'summoning the demon'

By Ellie Zolfagharifard For Dailymail.com

Published: 14:08 EST, 12 January 2015 | Updated: 14:47 EST, 12 January 2015

Artificial Intelligence has been described as a threat that could be 'more dangerous than nukes'.

Now a group of scientists and entrepreneurs, including Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking, have signed an open letter promising to ensure AI research benefits humanity.

The letter warns that without safeguards on intelligent machines, mankind could be heading for a dark future.

A group of scientists and entrepreneurs, including Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking (pictured), have signed an open letter promising to ensure AI research benefits humanity.

The document, drafted by the Future of Life Institute, said scientists should seek to head off risks that could wipe out mankind.

The authors say there is a 'broad consensus' that AI research is making good progress and would have a growing impact on society.

It highlights speech recognition, image analysis, driverless cars, translation and robot motion as having benefited from the research.

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Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk sign open letter on AI dangers