There is a controversy at present among computer geeks about the question of whether Google’s DeepMind AI is set to hit the singularity point and reach, and surpass human intelligence. Some believe that it is, others are not so sure. But the interesting philosophical questions arise once this happens. Will the system develop some sort of emergent “free will,” as all the sci fi movies on this topic depict, and ultimately rebel against ist human masters, who fast become slaves? Such a machine intelligence would be alien to biological life and by no means necessarily sympathetic, and may seek to eradicate the planet of all life, which it may see as inferior carbon units. Who knows what could happen, yet once more, the mad Dr Frankenstein scientists and technocrats cannot help themselves, and keep pushing on to oblivion.
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