Putin reveals fears that robots will one day 'eat us'

Vladimir Putin has expressed his fears over artificial intelligence by asking Russia's largest technology firm how long it will be until smart robots'eat us'. The Russian president was speaking to Arkady Volozh, chief of internet firm Yandex, during a tour of the company's Moscow headquarters. Volozh was discussing the potential of AI when Putin caused surprise by asking when the technology will'eat us'. The Russian president was speaking to Arkady Volozh, chief of internet firm Yandex, during a tour at the company's Moscow headquarters. He replied: 'I hope never.' After a pause, he then explained that other machines are'better than humans' in certain areas, giving the example of an excavator being better at digging than a person with a shovel.