Physicist Stephen Hawking has warned us once again that using artificial intelligence and computers will be the last thing we will do. Because it will destroy us. According to him, the world could face an apocalypse similar to the one shown in movies like The Matrix where robots take over humans. While speaking in Cambridge in October, Hawking said that robots can become more intelligent than us humans and stop being subservient to us. "I believe there is no deep difference between what can be achieved by a biological brain and what can be achieved by a computer. It therefore follows that computers can, in theory, emulate human intelligence – and exceed it."

Artificial intelligence could cause the biggest affliction to the entire human civilization, with the potential to outstrip all the advantages it comes with if left unmanaged. This was the powerful statement made by renowned scientist Stephen Hawking on Wednesday at a new AI research center at Cambridge University in London, as reported by US News & World Report. Companies are now purely focused on developing artificial-based intelligence systems that can imitate human behavior. The potential benefits of AI are huge, and no one can predict what humans might achieve when their minds get amplified by AI, said Hawking. The tools can definitely help to undo some of the damages that have already occurred besides eradicating poverty and disease, he added.