UK University Warns Computers Could Take Over The World

[stevo777]

1. It is already possible to grow rat nuerons in a dish and link them to physical systems. It should be feasible to create a very powerful artificial mind within a couple of decades.

2. Computer systems can be linked together wirelessly to form much more advanced systems that would seem impossible otherwise. Even though you can't "predict" the future, you can reasonably predict the strength of such things as wireless transmission rates, chips, storage, etc... Generally, an increase of an order of magnitude every 5 years.

3. Any kill switch built into a weapon that would roam freely must be activated by some means of remote control which subjects such means to hacking by an advesary.

4. The arms race is already giving way to the intelligent arms race. The military has the most money to pour into intelligent systems, so intelligent systems will be used for either killing people, or recon purposes. The key tenant in the military is keeping ahead of the Joneses, so they will always strive to build what they are capable of building, lest the others potentially beat them to the punch.

 

[Guest]

It will happen much sooner than 100 years. Once we teach computers how to program themselves, they will do a much better job than the best software engineer. Every system will be optimized, and outdated systems, including humans, will likely be eliminated. Nobody wants to stop this progress, so it is a done deal. Us old farts will not live to see this, but the youngins will live forever or die, it depends on what the computers decide for us.

 

[computer_noob]

Could my robot body be a beautiful woman?

 

[Guest]

Just remember an ant has more information inside of it's total DNA then the most powerful computer in the world can store, and in turn, process.

DNA manipulation and neurality will lead to a truly new era... one without humans, most likely.

 

[erickmendes]

There is already people thinking about it, but instead of thinking that it may become a tragedy and must be avoided, they think it may be inevitable and may also be a really good path to humankind evolution. It's called futurology, and that turnpoint event they call singularity:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futures_studies

 

[jay_nar2012]

They can take over the world if they produce self aware AIs, one solution, don't make AIs self aware AIs and stick with controlled AIs and VIs.

 

[murzar]

Can it run Crysis?

 

[xzendor]

Well IF It Does Happen, We Did It To Ourselves In Wanting To Be Lazy End Users Instead Of Learning About These Ever Evolving Technologies And Understanding The Impact They Can Have On Us And Taking Measures That Insure We Are In Control Of The Technology We Develop.

 

[Junoh315]

[citation][nom]A Bad Day[/nom]During World War 3, when the Geneva Convention is no longer in use:Bob the leader of a dystopian version of the USA: "I want a supercomputer that will assist my country in victory."*A few centuries later after all of the countries destroy each other with nuclear barrages.*AI: "Alien species detected. No response from the master. Initiating security protocols. Because they are using resources that are conflicting with the United States' needs, they must be exterminated. Begin construction of the military fleets and the production facilities on the Moon and Mars."Hm... That would be an interesting movie plot idea though...[/citation]

That reminds me of the part in Spore where you come across an alien vessel and, since you're not identifiable, it marks you as the Grox.

 

[Apanzee]

So what I got from this, was that we need to get Sarah Connor into hiding.

 

[freedom4556]

From the Romans to the 19th century Americans, and probably the future world, nearly every civilization seems preoccuppied with the question of how to keep their respective slave populations from revolting. Most of the time they overlook the simplest and most effective solution: don't keep slaves in the first place.

You picked the green ending to Mass Effect 3 didn't you? Hippies. You and Bioware both.

 

[cats_Paw]

It would be an improvment over todays politicians anyway...

 

[uruquiora]

Skynet !

 

[batuchka]

Protect John Connor at all cost!