Stephen Hawking recently stated in The Independent that the advance of Artificial Intelligence may be THE great danger ahead for humanity...There seems to be quite a difference of opinion on this, judging from the responses to this article...
http://www.independent.co.uk/...
I really know very little about the state of any of this, but I have been following the advance in design of military weapons and robots using AI, and it seems like it could become a real problem, given the amazing human tendency to seek out and use more and more fearsome weapons just because they exist...but again, that's just my opinion.
Any thoughts on this from the knowledgeable - or others? Thanks.