<div dir="ltr"><p>"In his thoughtful book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Superintelligence-Dangers-Strategies-Nick-Bostrom/dp/0199678111">Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies</a>,
philosopher Nick Bostrom cautions of the dangers of AI, comparing our
fate to that of the gorillas: The same way that we can decide whether
gorillas live or die, an advanced AI can do the same to us."</p> <p><em>"Ex Machina</em>
explores the theme, coupling it to another variable we don't see in
most philosophical or scientific analyses: It's not just the smarts of
the machine that can lead us to our demise; it, also, can have sex
appeal and seduce us in ways that are more emotional than intellectual.
We all have certain ideals of beauty. A smart machine can figure those
out and make itself irresistible. Rationally, we may want to destroy it;
but emotionally, we can't."</p><p><br></p><p><a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2015/05/06/404640670/are-we-to-become-gods-the-destroyers-of-our-world?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20150506">http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2015/05/06/404640670/are-we-to-become-gods-the-destroyers-of-our-world?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20150506</a></p><p><br></p><p>John : )<br></p></div>