Bob White said:
I REALLY believe us humans should nip this shit in the bud. Why the fuck should we make them smart? What does it do for us in the long run?
Just make the AI do whatever we need it to do. That's it. They don't need to learn or grow.
Well, if you want to make robots advanced enough to serve in the workforce, or even replace human workers, you're going to have to give them sufficient enough intelligence to react to their surroundings, assess and deal with unexpected situations, etc.
At the same time, though, that's a whole lot different than making them self-aware and arming them with capabilities to destroy their human masters. I'm sure someone will eventually do that in a laboratory setting just to prove it can be done (and also as an interesting commentary on what makes a living thing, consciousness, and so forth) but I don't see companies mass producing robots that are capable of enslaving the human race.
