AI Or Godlike Machines?
Professor Hugo de Garis, author, retired researcher and expert in robotics and artificial intelligence, ponders whether humans are capable of creating Gods!
Best known for his work on developing artificial brains, De Garis is an advocate for the creation of Artilects,” or artificial intelligence machines, capable of intellectual achievements rivaling or surpassing humans. De Garis argues that the Artilects could one day become Earth’s dominant species and we must prepare for this possibility.
Should humans remain dominant, or should we relinquish this dominance to our godlike, massively intelligent machines? De Garis emphasizes that the stakes couldn’t be higher. Here’s more of his analysis.
