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Musk, Hawking, Wozniak: Ban AI warfare, autonomous weapons
2015-07-27 22:40:09| Extremetech
1,000 scientists, leaders warn against AI weapons that decide when to fire. And at what.
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Nokia & WIRED Announce First Ever reddit AMA With Stephen Hawking;...
2015-07-27 15:26:22| Telecom - Topix.net
While advances in artificial intelligence are poised to solve some of humankind's most difficult problems, iconic theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking cautions that the technology could spell the end of the human race if left unchecked. Hawking is an early adopter of communications technology-a primitive form of AI-but he fears the consequences of machines that could supersede humans.
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Stephen Hawking Kicks Off $100M Hunt for Alien Intelligence
2015-07-24 19:37:46| TechNewsWorld
Space fever seems to be catching on. Stephen Hawking and a group of other high-profile space scientists joined with Russian billionaire Yuri Milner this week to announce a new $100 million effort to search for intelligent alien life. The funding will go to the Breakthrough Initiatives' Breakthrough Listen program. Breakthrough Initiatives is a 10-year multidisciplinary effort.
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Stephen Hawking, Milner unveil $100M initiative to dramatically accelerate search for alien life
2015-07-20 15:51:45| Extremetech
Mankind has wondered about life on other worlds for millennia, and Frank Drake began our scientific search in earnest for it in 1960. Now that search is getting a huge boost, courtesy of a $100 million "Breakthrough Initiatives" program from Yuri Milner and Stephen Hawking.
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Hawking Sounds Alarm Over AI's End Game
2014-12-05 16:34:50| TechNewsWorld
Artificial intelligence eventually could bring about mankind's demise, according to renowned physicist Stephen Hawking. "Once humans develop [full] artificial intelligence, it would take off on its own and redesign itself at an ever-increasing rate," he said. "Humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution, couldn't compete, and would be superseded."