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Where did a group of scientists publish an article on AI?
Huffington Post
This would probably be our worst mistake ever.
What could happen if humans dismissed AI as SF?
Why is the UN report mentioned in the text unhappy with the world's response to AI?
The report is negative because only little serious research is carried out about the dangers of AI.
OK, call us when you get there, we'll leave the light on.
What is an ironic answer that mankind could give if an alien civilisation sent earth a message that they will visit earth soon.
What do the scientists in the article call the "biggest event in human history"?
success in creating AI
An international agreement.
What do the UN and Human Rights watch want with respect to weapon systems that are controlled by AI?
What kind of organisation is the Future of Humanity Institute?
It is a non-profit organisation.
A danger to the competion of its tasks
What could an AI consider humans to be?
What could be eradicated according to the scientists' article?
war, disease and poverty
They could improve their own design.
What could machines with superhuman intelligence do?
How could an AI react if it thought humans an obstackle or danger to itself?
It could try to get rid of humans, destroy them.
The best is yet to come for people.
What does Daniel Dewey think of AI?
What are militaries around the world doing with respect to AI?
The are considering autonomous weapon systems that can choose and destroy targets, free of human control.
Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford university
Where does Daniel Dewey work?
Why might a future product of AI decide to get rid of human beings?
A future AI machine could take over resources that humans depend on for survival, or it could decide to eradicate human beings if they are a danger to the completion of its task.
To improve the chances of reaping the benefits and avoiding the risks.
What sould all people think about?
What do the UN and Human Rights Watch think about autonomous weapon systems?
The UN and Human Rights Watch think that autono-mous weapon systems are extremely dangerous.
Who controls it
What does the short term effect of AI depend on according to the report?
How do the report writers feel that the world is preparing for our future with AI?
The writers of the report believe that the world is doing very badly and making almost no preparations for the future with AI.
Into the vastness of the universe
Whereto, according to Dewey, can we expand our civilisation?