Artificial Intelligence News & Update: AI A Threat To Humanity, Can 'Abuse And Torture' Mankind

There is no doubt that artificial intelligence or AI has a potential to improve our way of living. However, many are still hesitant to support AI without reservations due to safety concerns. According to reports, AI is also a threat to humanity.

AI A Huge Threat When In The Wrong Hands

According to Express, the humanity is in danger from killer AI, which has the sole objective to "abuse and torture humankind." Per the report, while AI is beneficial it will be a huge threat if it falls into the wrong hands.

A new report warns against terrorist organizations, corrupt governments or psychopaths who may develop AI to cater their motives. When untrustworthy and irresponsible individuals develop AI with selfish motives, it could be a disaster.

AI Could 'Abuse And Torture' Mankind

Meanwhile, according to Mirror, two individuals from the academe sketched a terrifying vision of the future with super intelligent machines that aim to wipe the humanity. Based on their paper, a malevolent AI can create a digital hell to torture everyone for all eternity.

"A malevolent superintelligence may attempt to... abuse and torture humankind with perfect insight into our physiology to maximize amount of physical or emotional pain, perhaps combining it with a simulated model of us to make the process infinitely long," wrote Roman V. Yampolskiy and Federico Pistono.

"If the goal were to exterminate humanity, one of the easiest paths would be to design an extremely deadly virus or bacteria, which can stay dormant and undetected until it reaches the entirety the world's population, and is then activated wirelessly via nanobots simultaneously and ubiquitously, killing all humans in a matter of minutes or hours," they added.

The pair also disclosed that this malevolent AI can even eradicate a significant portion of the Solar System and the universe. Killer AIs were seen in films like "ARIAA Eagle Eye," "V.I.K.I - I, Robot" and "Terminator" to name a few.

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