Most AI researchers I talk to about AGI safety think the idea is nuts—even the ones who believe that super intelligent machines will exist in a few decades.
The idea that machines will turn against society and destroy civilization is pretty “out there”. Too many SF movies at a young age—perhaps.
The idea that machines will have an ethical dimension is pretty mainstream, though—thanks in no small part to Asimov.
The idea that machines will turn against society and destroy civilization is pretty “out there”. Too many SF movies at a young age—perhaps.
The idea that machines will have an ethical dimension is pretty mainstream, though—thanks in no small part to Asimov.