Robots could become radicalised if they are badly coded, an expert has warned. Professor of electrical and computer engineering Subhash Kak from Oklahoma University believes robots could become mass murderers if they are not wired correctly. Although the danger does not exist with the current technology, Dr Kak believes future technical malfunctions could put thousands of peoples' lives at risk. Earlier this year he issued another chilling warning saying that the machine takeover will lead mankind into a'hellish dystopia'. Robots could become radicalised if they are badly coded, a computer engineer has warned.

A professor of electrical and computer engineering at The University of Oklahoma has issued a warning about the threat of artificial intelligence (AI) robots taking over the world. According to Dr. Subhash Kak, technological automation is already in the process of creating a "hellish dystopia" on earth, where all human jobs will eventually be replaced by fake robot "employees" that can perform them for free. Though they might seem convenient now, helping to reduce overhead and streamline various processes, AI technologies could one day plunge the world into a global depression. Should fully-functional AI robots eventually be released, claims Dr. Kak, there will be no stopping them from stealing "literally all jobs," leaving humans with nothing to do for survival. "The beginnings of the dystopia are already there," Dr. Kak told the Daily Star Online, noting that human usefulness, at least from a pragmatic perspective, is threatened by AI technology.

As the capabilities of robots and AI continues to grow, a leading scientist has warned that the machine takeover will lead mankind into a'hellish dystopia'. Dr Subhash Kak, a computing expert at Oklahoma University, says employment provides people with a sense of self-worth and value. He believes this self-worth will be lost as robots take control, leading humans into a life of'meaningless' misery. He claims the US opioid addiction and the rise of extremist groups are an early omen of a dystopian future. As our world becomes more and more technology-driven, robots could replace workers in a huge number of jobs, which could lead to a dystopian future where human life in'meaningless, a leading scientist says (stock image) A report in November suggested that physical jobs in predictable environments – including machine-operators and fast-food worker – are the most likely to be replaced by robots.