Roman V. Yampolskiy holds a PhD degree from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University at Buffalo. There he was a recipient of a four year NSF (National Science Foundation) IGERT (Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship) fellowship. Before beginning his doctoral studies Dr. Yampolskiy received a BS/MS (High Honors) combined degree in Computer Science from Rochester Institute of Technology, NY, USA. After completing his PhD dissertation Dr. Yampolskiy held a position of an Affiliate Academic at the Center for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University of London, College of London. In 2008 Dr. Yampolskiy accepted an assistant professor position at the Speed School of Engineering, University of Louisville, KY.

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Superintelligence: What happens in a world with AI that is hundreds or thousands of times smarter than humans? In this episode, we chat with research scientist Roman Yampolskiy. He's a professor at the University of Louisville, and his most recent book is Artificial Superintelligence: A Futuristic Approach. Subscribe wherever you find podcasts: If you listen to podcasts, here's where you can subscribe to future39 and here more interviews like this on the future. What happens in a world with AI that's hundreds or thousands of times smarter than we are? He's a professor at the University of Louisville, and his most recent book is Artificial Superintelligence: A Futuristic Approach. John Koetsier: Thank you so much for coming on the show. You have an amazing background there, I love it.

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics have already become part of our daily lives. AI is becoming highly autonomous by day and acquiring more and more cognitive abilities. Moreover, some futurists such as Elon Musk believe that AI may acquire such high powers that it may even impose a threat on mankind. Well, it cannot be denied: AI has already become a part of society. Since ethics and legal rules are the underlying ingredients of a functioning society; where does AI fit in to all of this?