A reflection on artificial intelligence singularity

This article is part of our reviews of AI research papers, a series of posts that explore the latest findings in artificial intelligence. Should you feel bad about pulling the plug on a robot or switch off an artificial intelligence algorithm? But how about when our computers become as smart--or smarter--than us? Debates about the consequences of artificial general intelligence (AGI) are almost as old as the history of AI itself. Most discussions depict the future of artificial intelligence as either Terminator-like apocalypse or Wall-E-like utopia.