Artificial intelligence: an existential threat?
How much of a risk do robots represent for humanity? Enough, apparently, to persuade Cambridge University to open a so-called #39;Terminator Centre #39; to examine the threat. The Centre for Existential Risk will open next year and look at whether advanced technology could pose a threat to humans by directing resources towards their own goals. Although some observers dismiss such concerns as the stuff of science fiction, the centre #39;s founders say we don #39;t know what the risks or when they might arise. There is also concern about already existing systems, such as robots designed to wage war. In a recent report, Human Rights Watch called for a ban on such systems, which it argues could not distinguish between soldiers and civilians. VoR #39;s Tom Spender discusses the threat posed by artificial intelligence with his guests: Dr Mark Bishop, Professor of Cognitive Computing at Goldsmiths College in London; Wendy Grossman, technology writer and founder of The Skeptic magazine; Noel Sharkey, Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics at the University of Sheffield; and Nick Bostrom, Director of the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University.From:VoiceOfRussiaLondonViews:1 0ratingsTime:28:31More inNews Politics
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