This Next 'Super Weapon' Could Make Atomic, Thermonuclear Bombs a Thing of the Past

Atomic and thermonuclear bombs are now things of the past, as self-learning artificial intelligence systems could become the new super weapon of the 21st century, French futurist Jean-Christophe Boon said. "To me, it seems that it will be artificial intelligence systems," Bonn said during a press conference in Kaspersky Lab. "For their function, unlike an atomic bomb, there is no need for uranium, or factories or other hard-to-reach materials. Only silicon and electricity are needed." He further explained that artificial intelligence systems could not be traced, unlike uranium, plutonium, and other radionuclides.