I once heard artificial intelligence described as making computers that behave like the ones in the movies. Hollywood’s computers and robots are invariably mad, bad and dangerous to know. So when we are warned about the emerging threat of AI to the future of humanity, people get alarmed.
There are plenty of things to be alarmed about in the modern world, from climate change to terrorism, Ebola outbreaks to nuclear reactors melting down. However, I am pretty relaxed about the threat from AI and actually very excited about what future developments hold.
By: Nigel Shadbolt,
