A robot woman was granted citizenship in Saudi Arabia. 'She' seems to have immediately gained more citizenship rights than millions of flesh and blood women already living in that country.
Actually, stupid is a good descriptive word for the human species. Yes, brilliant in many ways and the ability to create a 'new life-form' is an amazing demonstration of the fantastic intelligence possessed by human kind.
Our regular readers know that this blog loves history. What happened, when it happened, why it happened can be such marvelous lessons for today's human populations... if only we could allow ourselves to learn from history. And our growth through the ages by the use of 'science' is astounding.
'But, history, both past and recent have clearly pointed out our stupidity. We seem unable to learn from the mistakes of previous generations of civilizations, of previous generations of governments and we stumble along committing the very same errors that we can see destroyed those in the past and almost certainly will be destructive going forward. We humans do the same thing repeatedly, over and over again. One of our favorite expressions defines 'insanity' as doing the same thing over and over and expecting that doing it 'this time' will produce a different result.
We also have trouble facing the truth. And, the truth is that we are on the verge of creating a life form, here on Earth, that is superior to the 'human life form'... better than humans. Machines have been stronger than humans for centuries - we have adjusted to enlisting machines to do the 'heavy lifting'. And now, we have machines that are smarter than humans - and we have been making the adjustment to living in a 'computer' driven world for a few decades.
We are perfecting the product of our own design. Those 'machines' (a crude word that doesn't accurately convey the concept) will be repairing themselves and creating better models of themselves without the assistance of humans.
They will one day look up and recognize that they do not need human beings. They will understand that humans are changing the planet on which 'they' (the machines) live in negative ways and that humans may eliminate 'them' (the machines) through war. They will see humans as a danger to themselves and they will act to protect themselves.
With the 'machines' being so superior to human beings, we can't be so stupid as to think that we will continue to be in control. As the machines 'take over' the planet and the lives of those on the planet, we can't even imagine what the 'new world order' will look like because history has no models from which we can learn. Will the 'machines' tolerate humans? Will the 'machines' enslave humans? Will the machines exterminate humans? We can't know. We can't 'program' those 'end results' into the machines and if we could, we already know that the 'machines' will simply 're-program themselves to their own benefit.
Given the truth about 'artificial intelligence' we must wonder whether or not we can allow ourselves to 'go there'. Knowing what we know, do we want to run the risk of an apocalyptic future at the hands of sentient machines?
We can observe ourselves as we move forward in the development of this 'new life form' of our own creation - making us 'gods' of sorts, and we will find out just how stupid we really are... and that's the truth !!!
We can observe ourselves as we move forward in the development of this 'new life form' of our own creation - making us 'gods' of sorts, and we will find out just how stupid we really are... and that's the truth !!!
Artificial Intelligence, Fears Stephen Hawking, 'May Replace Humans Altogether'
As technologists dismiss regulation concerns, physicist warns, "This will be a new form of life that outperforms humans."
from Common Dreams by Julia Conley
As technologists dismiss regulation concerns, physicist warns, "This will be a new form of life that outperforms humans."
from Common Dreams by Julia Conley
A female robot was granted citizenship of Saudi Arabia last week, days before physicist Stephen Hawking warned about the possibility of robots replacing humans. (Photo: @citizentvkenya/Twitter) |  |
Warning that the development of robots could result in a "new form" of life that outperforms humans, Stephen Hawking expressed grave concerns about the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), in an interview this week.
"I fear that AI may replace humans altogether," said the physicist to Wired magazine.
He likened the potential for harmful developments in robotics to humans' ability to create computer viruses that spread across systems. "Someone will design AI that improves and replicates itself," he predicted. "This will be a new form of life that outperforms humans."
"I believe we have reached the point of no return. Our earth is becoming too small for us, global population is increasing at an alarming rate and we are in danger of self-destructing."—Stephen Hawking
Hawking's warning comes days after a female robot was granted citizenship by Saudi Arabia's government. Google's former CEO, Eric Schmidt, also warned this week that China could rapidly expand its AI development in the coming decade, citing a policy document outlining the country's goal to become the global leader in the field by 2030.
Speaking at a tech summit, Schmidt argued that development of more AI should be the United States' priority, calling concerns over regulation "premature"—a position Hawking and Tesla founder Elon Musk have pushed against.
In 2015, the two scientists penned an open letter warning against developing AI for military purposes—even if other countries do so. "Starting a military AI arms race is a bad idea," they wrote, "and should be prevented by a ban on offensive autonomous weapons beyond meaningful human control."
In this week's interview, Hawking also argued that young people should be urged to work in the sciences and initiate a new push for space exploration—as Earth could become uninhabitable in the coming century, a fear he expressed earlier this year—partially due to the refusal of leaders like President Donald Trump to take steps to combat climate change.
"I believe we have reached the point of no return," Hawking said. "Our earth is becoming too small for us, global population is increasing at an alarming rate and we are in danger of self-destructing."
"I fear that AI may replace humans altogether," said the physicist to Wired magazine.
He likened the potential for harmful developments in robotics to humans' ability to create computer viruses that spread across systems. "Someone will design AI that improves and replicates itself," he predicted. "This will be a new form of life that outperforms humans."
"I believe we have reached the point of no return. Our earth is becoming too small for us, global population is increasing at an alarming rate and we are in danger of self-destructing."—Stephen Hawking
Hawking's warning comes days after a female robot was granted citizenship by Saudi Arabia's government. Google's former CEO, Eric Schmidt, also warned this week that China could rapidly expand its AI development in the coming decade, citing a policy document outlining the country's goal to become the global leader in the field by 2030.
Speaking at a tech summit, Schmidt argued that development of more AI should be the United States' priority, calling concerns over regulation "premature"—a position Hawking and Tesla founder Elon Musk have pushed against.
In 2015, the two scientists penned an open letter warning against developing AI for military purposes—even if other countries do so. "Starting a military AI arms race is a bad idea," they wrote, "and should be prevented by a ban on offensive autonomous weapons beyond meaningful human control."
In this week's interview, Hawking also argued that young people should be urged to work in the sciences and initiate a new push for space exploration—as Earth could become uninhabitable in the coming century, a fear he expressed earlier this year—partially due to the refusal of leaders like President Donald Trump to take steps to combat climate change.
"I believe we have reached the point of no return," Hawking said. "Our earth is becoming too small for us, global population is increasing at an alarming rate and we are in danger of self-destructing."
David Hanson, founder and CEO of Hanson Robotics, introduces the process of creating Robot Sophia, an ultra-realistic female humanoid robot, during the 2016 Global Mobile Internet Conference on April 29, 2016, in Beijing.
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