Recently,
the famous physicist Stephen Hawking expressed concerns about the
probability that one day Artificial Intelligence will completely
replace humans.
From
cambridge-news:
Renowned physicist Prof
Stephen Hawking has said robots will eventually completely replace
humanity. Prof Hawking said that he believes artificial intelligence
(AI) will eventually reach a level where it will essentially be a
"new form of life that will outperform humans" in an
interview with WIRED magazine.
He said: "I fear that
AI may replace humans altogether. 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."
We
had already
set the big question: What if super-intelligent
machines will become able to evolve without the help of any human
presence?
Is it worth to continue to
ruin our planet just to self-destruct one day? Wouldn't be better to
be replaced by something which would understand the value of
achieving an equilibrium with natural environment in order to
survive?
Many people already concerned
about the possibility that super-intelligent machines in future will
turn against humans. Scientists already warned about such a scenario.
But honestly, if you were an observer outside the system of the
planet earth, who would be more odious to you: a cynical human being
destroying the planet just to preserve a way of life without meaning,
or, a “cold blood” robot that would decide to destroy humans to
save the planet and its resources?
Stephen Hawking fears that AI
may replace humans one day. Yet, there is an alternative scenario
which is not based on dystopian science fiction films where the
machines declare war on humans. We are talking about a natural
process where humans progressively and non-violently are finally
being replaced by super-intelligent machines as more advanced life
forms. In this case, we are talking about a slow and peaceful
evolutionary process.
This could happen, for
example, due to the deterioration of the natural environment from
human activity. Machines could survive under more extreme
environmental conditions. Progressively, humans would be replaced by
them. Others support that the gradual decline of human civilization
is a natural process included in the fundamental natural laws.
Super-intelligent machines could become the successor of human
species in that case.
But remember: whether we are
talking about humans, machines, viruses, computers, or any other kind
of biological entity, or machine, one thing is common to all these:
energy consumption.
So, there is a case where even
the machines could eventually extinct. A super-intelligent life form
could reach such a level of self-consciousness that might find no
meaning in consuming resources just to preserve its existence.
Super-intelligent machines might find no meaning in consuming natural
resources, then colonizing other planets and start the same process.
In this case, one day they will terminate the process of their energy
supply.
Therefore, before that
happens, we should become wiser. We should stop wars and exploit our
curiosity to find out what's beyond planet earth. Super-intelligent
machines could become our valuable partners, not our enemies or
successors.
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