The world does not have an answer yet to what would happen to humanity if machines start ‘thinking’, UC Berkeley professor Stuart Russell said at the NDTV Ind.AI Summit today. The only way world leaders could be jolted to act on the ethical and safety side of development of artificial intelligence would be a disaster whose scale is similar to the Chernobyl accident, the Distinguished Professor of Computer Science told NDTV.
“Significant Chance Of Causing Human Extinction”: Stuart Russell On AGI
UC Berkeley professor Stuart Russell warns that the unchecked development of artificial general intelligence could pose a serious existential risk, including a significant chance of human extinction.
