According to a scientist who published a key textbook on artificial intelligence, specialists are “spooked” by their success in the field. This is equating AI advancement to the development of the atomic bomb. Prof Stuart Russell is the founder of the Center for Human-Compatible Artificial Intelligence at the University of California, Berkeley. He stated that most experts believed machines more intelligent than humans would be developed this century. He advocated for international treaties to govern the technology’s development.
1 September (Reuters) – It has long been recognized that making eye contact with a robot may be disconcerting. The uneasy feeling has even been given a name by scientists: the “uncanny valley.” We now know it’s more than simply a feeling, according to Italian experts.