Will Artificial Intelligence Serve Us or Replace Us?

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In his new book, The Artificial Intelligence Revolution, Louis Del Monte, examines artificial intelligence and the Singularity.  According to Del Monte, strong AI machines may view humanity as a threat.

In his new book, The Artificial Intelligence Revolution, Louis A. Del Monte presents a warning regarding the threat new artificial intelligence (AI) technology poses to the survival of humankind. Will the future come down to man versus machine, when machines become more intelligent than humans? Will an artificial intelligence robot be your friend or foe?

Researchers all over the glove are working relentlessly at improving AI technology for the benefit of man. Evolved technology is everywhere--smart TVs, smart phones, and even smart houses. One day the artificial intelligence of these machines will match our own intelligence--and one day it will exceed it.

"Today there's no legislation regarding how much intelligence a machine can have, how interconnected it can be. If that continues, look at the exponential trend. We will reach the singularity in the time-frame most experts predict. From that point on you're going to see that the top species will no longer be humans, but machines."

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Del Monte asks the question, "What happens after the Singularity?" Will machines continue to serve us as the balance tips in their favor? These questions are addressed rigorously, their potentialities extrapolated for one reason--the survival of humankind.

Del Monte and other AI experts predict that AI capabilities will develop into "strong" AI machines (SAMs) with abilities far beyond what human beings can even fathom. Will they serve us, or will SAMs take an entirely different viewpoint? That question and many more are tackled by Del Monte in this sobering look in the The Artificial Intelligence Revolution.

Del Monte is concerned that the machine will become more intelligent than humans when a scenario of man versus machine creeps in and that these machines might view humans as unpredictable and dangerous.

"Today there's no legislation regarding how much intelligence a machine can have, how interconnected it can be. If that continues, look at the exponential trend. We will reach the singularity in the time-frame most experts predict. From that point on you're going to see that the top species will no longer be humans, but machines."

"It won't be the 'Terminator' scenario, not a war," Del Monte told Business Insider. "In the early part of the post-singularity world, one scenario is that the machines will seek to turn humans into cyborgs. This is nearly happening now, replacing faulty limbs with artificial parts. We'll see the machines as a useful tool. Productivity in business based on automation will be increased dramatically in various countries. In China it doubled, just based on GDP per employee due to use of machines."

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