Opening Insights
Experts fear the race to develop a super-smart machine mind could end up creating the digital destroyer which wipes out humanity.
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by Jasper Hamill, on July 21, 2017, published by The Sun.
We have republished this content in respect of the author’s vision, message and research.
Informational Insights
CHINA has vowed to become a world leader in artificial intelligence within a decade. The People’s Republic has revealed plans to spend billions on developing computers that are capable of thinking for themselves.
However, experts believe an AI version of the space race could be disastrous for the world and even lead to the creation of a digital destroyer that ends up wiping out humanity.
Yesterday, China released a “national AI development plan” which committed it to spending $22.15 billion (£17 billion) on AI research by 2020 and $59.07 billion (£45 billion) by 2025.
China wants to square up to Western market leaders including Google and Microsoft, who are racing ahead in the development of smart computers.
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Earlier this year, a top thinker said careless researcher could accidentally bring about the end of humanity whilst battling to develop a super-intelligent artificial intelligence.
Nick Bostrom, head of the University of Oxford’s Future Of Humanity Institute, said that one slip up in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) could spell curtains for humanity.
“There is a control problem,” he said“If you have a very tight tech race to get there first, whoever invests in safety could lose the race.
“This could exacerbate the risks from out of control AI."
Source: The Sun
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