Henry Kissinger Is Scared of 'Unstable' Artificial Intelligence

Henry Kissinger must be watching the latest season of "Westworld." The former U.S. secretary of state is warning against the threat of "unstable" artificial intelligence in a new essay in The Atlantic -- fearing the rapid rise of machines could lead to questions humanity is not ready to tackle. "What will become of human consciousness if its own explanatory power is surpassed by AI, and societies are no longer able to interpret the world they inhabit in terms that are meaningful to them?" asked Kissinger in the piece. Also Read: 'Silicon Valley' Fact Check: That'Digital Overlord' Thought Experiment Is Real and Horrifying Up to this point, humans are reported to have only reached "limited" AI, where machines have mastered chess and other complex games. The same machines would be useless if used to play Monopoly.