Could A.I be the end of humans?

Question

This sounds a bit geeky but it is interesting. A.I is obviously programmed to "think" or follow a specific command, but is it possible to program an A.I so complex that it gains consciousness? If so couldn't it perceive humans as enemies, it could possibly have emotions and feelings like another human being? If it can control enough machines it could annihilate humans all together. Is it possible?

Answer 1

It might try, but its reign of terror would come to an end as soon as its batteries ran out.

Answer 2

get a grip on reality dude!

Answer 3

no

Answer 4

This was the premise of 'The Terminator' films.

I doubt that we could make a machine that decided to kill us but maybe one day we will.

Answer 5

nope

Answer 6

It could always turn out like the movie I.Robot, in the sense where they go crazy and almost wipe out the human race, but some brave person saves us. *laughs*

Answer 7

i think what might happen is that humans and technology will merge so much at a point that maybe there is no such thing as a human being anymore.

Answer 8

Theoretically, yes. But a thinking machine may not decide to destroy us but, rather, control us, as it would know what's "best" for us. Scary thought.

But I wouldn't worry too much. There are varying degrees of intelligence. I'm sure you know a few people on the low end of the scale...

Answer 9

.I suppose anything is possible in "your" world liam.

Answer 10

Try reading The Emperor's New Mind by Roger Penrose, which is an excellent book discussing the possibility of AI. It's a very well known book of its genre (popular science) by a well respected mathematical physicist.

My opinion is that no, a machine can never gain consciousness, through being programmed. But a combination of biology/cloning/technology... then perhaps you have something.

Answer 11

Do all babies, when they gain a sense of consciousness and become self-aware, regard their mothers as enemies?

What makes you think computers will do it?

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Answer 12

No, a machine has no ability for real consciousness because it's a machine & isn't alive as we are!

You have been reading/watching too much fantasy, time to wake up to the real world!

Answer 13

All things are possible but I don't think they would erradicate humans. After all, they would need servants & labour.

Answer 14

We already are controlled and limited by our technology. I think the idea of a machine that thinks like humans do is not the real fear at all.

I think just machines being machines is enough of a problem.

In one sense we already have such machines existing as corporations and bureaucracies. The system is basically mechanical and it makes decisions based only on logical algorithms designed to maximize profit instead of human well being.