While some have embraced the rise of artificial intelligence, one expert is warning that technology could soon land humans in a'gorilla problem' if we're not careful. At TED2017, computer science expert Stuart Russell explained that engineering something'smarter than your own species' could have consequences, just as the emergence of intelligent humans did for their evolutionary ancestors. Russell says the possibility incites a'queasy feeling,' and warned that humans must create uncertainty in robots to unlock their full power and prevent them from turning against us. At TED2017, computer science expert Stuart Russell explained that engineering something'smarter than your own species' could have consequences, just as the emergence of intelligent humans did for their evolutionary ancestors. Science fiction author devised three laws of robotics, designed to prevent artificial intelligence from turning on its human creators.