Sir Martin Rees warns that robots could wipe out humanity

Artificial intelligence is progressing at a frightening pace leading humanity towards its ultimate destruction. This is according to British theoretical astrophysicist, Sir Martin Rees, who believes we are facing an'inorganic post-human era'. By some estimates, he says, the process will begin in the next 25 years as robots begin to achieve intelligence rivalling that of humans. The British Astronomer Royal, Sir Martin Rees, believes that we are facing an'inorganic post-human era' in which robot intelligence will surpass that of people, leading to humanity's ultimate destruction Sir Martin, who is one of the world's most eminent astronomers, says that while Earth has existed for 45 million centuries, this century is special. Over nearly all of Earth's history, threats have come from nature, but from now on, the worst dangers come from us – and specifically artificial intelligence.