AI presents both staggering opportunity and chilling peril. Developing intelligent machines could help eradicate disease, poverty, and hunger within our lifetime. But uncontrolled AI could spell the end of the human race. As Stephen Hawking warned, “Success in creating AI would be the biggest event in human history. Unfortunately, it might also be the last, unless we learn how to avoid the risks.”
AI presents both staggering opportunity and chilling peril. Developing intelligent machines could help eradicate disease, poverty, and hunger within our lifetime. But uncontrolled AI could spell the end of the human race. As Stephen Hawking warned, “Success in creating AI would be the biggest event in human history. Unfortunately, it might also be the last, unless we learn how to avoid the risks.”