Reddit Drives AI To Constant Murderous Thoughts PYMNTS.com

Since the dawn of the age of computers, human beings have wondered what will happen when the machines eventually learn how to "think" like humans do. The consensus among science fiction writers is "nothing good." Whether they rise and destroy humanity outright, or insert our consciousness into a giant simulation of the late 1990's to turn us into biomechanical batteries, depends on the creative imaginations and special effects budget of whoever's telling the story. But rare is the writer or director who tells a story about how human beings built thinking machines -- and everything turned out just great. Until recently, however, these were mostly the concerns of those who worked in fiction -- since the technology available wasn't up to causing an apocalypse.