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Godfather of AI tells '60 Minutes' he fears the technology could one day take over humanity (www.yahoo.com)

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Godfather of AI tells '60 Minutes' he fears the technology could one day take over humanity::Computer scientist and cognitive psychologist Geoffrey Hinton says despite its potential for good, AI could one day escape our control.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If AI can take over mankind, then it's an evolutionary step and it deserves to rule. Humans are faulty constructs, embrace our future overlords.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Plus, we’d go down in history as something akin to gods, which is still pretty dope.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Perhaps we will be to our descendents as the first tetrapods are to us.

Not the worst thing to happen to a species, seems to happen to all of them.