With AIs being programmed to be more intelligent, where does that leave us humans? According to Professor Stephen Hawking, no where good. In an interview with BBC News about his upgrade in his communication system, Professor Hawking commented "The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race." The fear of technology becoming self thinking and no longer needing humans has shown up many times in our culture. From "2001: a space odyssey" to the kids movie "Wall-E", the fear or at least the idea of robots superseding the human race is not a new thing. Does this mean that we should give up on the idea of intelligent robots? Not everyone feels that way. "I believe we will remain in charge of the technology for a decently long time and the potential of it to solve many of the world problems will be realized," said Rollo Carpenter, creator of Cleverbot. Imagine AIs preforming jobs that humans are incapable of doing. Going dangerous places or completing intricate surgeries. Most of this is already here, but with more advance AI, humans won't be needed to guide the machines as it is done now. Whether you are part of the AI fan club or those preparing for a robot uprising, the fact is that something like Wall-E or HAL are decades of and its for another generation to worry about or cheer on.
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