Stephen Hawking is wrong. Humans won't compete with AI – we will merge with it
Indeed, with so many cyborgs living in our midst, it may not be too early to consider an impending shift in our conception of an "able bodied" human. Perhaps "unenhanced" humans – what nowadays passes for "normal" – could come to be seen as "disabled" because they fail to incorporate some sort of AI in their own being. In thinking about how we might govern AI while getting away from Asimov's "us vs them"mentality, the following three points are worth keeping in mind: If a computer chip is planted in you, then potentially others can operate it, if they know the code. Today's fears of hackers shutting down the internet could morph into tomorrow's fears of terrorists shutting down entire populations – and that might be the way future wars are won. But who should be entrusted to ensure that none of this happens?
Oct-20-2016, 14:50:29 GMT