Transcendence looks at the implications of artificial intelligence - but are we taking AI seriously enough?
An essay by Stephen Hawking, Stuart Russell, Max Tegmark and Frank Wilczek, The Independent, dated 1 May 2014. Date and time printed on the article page.
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- Stephen Hawking: 'Transcendence looks at the implications of artificial intelligence - but are we taking AI seriously enough?' The Independent (online) · published 2014-05-01 · Retrieved for the candidate pack on 2026-10-29 (SHA-256 ce50f0b1dbd8d440c7b21fc49d050feb8d50e47a3a253475a76d2f5a978a831b). Current online article, dated Thursday 01 May 2014 21:30 BST on the page; no update note.
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- Risk of extinction or comparable catastropheThe essay by Hawking, Russell, Tegmark and Wilczek of 1 May 2014 states that success in creating AI could be the last event in human history unless the risks are avoided, and that little serious research is devoted to the issue.2014-05-01 · publication · Stated in source · Supported Inspect claim & evidence ↗Risk of extinction or comparable catastrophe: propositions page →
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