Robots must value humans or 'they could kill us out of kindness'

Robots should be taught to appreciate human value to ensure they do not one day "kill us out of kindness", a leading futurist has warned. Nell Watson told The Conference in Malmo, Sweden, that robots will soon reach the stage where they have the same level of cognition as a bumblebee, creatures which are both socially aware and can navigate their way around their environment. This advancement in artificial intelligence will be the first example of machines exhibiting'system one' thinking used by humans to develop assumptions about the world around them. Robots currently use'system two' intelligence systems which rely on rules, according to Wired. Ms Watson said the emergence of system one robots will create "huge change" in society globally.