Stephen Hawking's Chilling Reminder To Humanity: AI May Replace Humans Altogether

Acclaimed physicist Stephen Hawking has issued another warning. He believes that robots will eventually replace humans in the future.?

Hawking termed Artificial Intelligence (AI) "a new form of life" which will take over mankind and "outperform humans".?

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In an interview with WIRED magazine, he said, "If people design computer viruses, someone will design AI that improves and replicates itself. This will be a new form of life that outperforms humans."

Last year, Hawking said that technology must be controlled to prevent it from destroying the human race. In 2015, he had expressed fears that AI may become so powerful it may end up destroying humans unintentionally.

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