Artificial Intelligence: A Bad Idea Whose Time Has Come?

By Rod Anderson, CP Cartoonist
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 "Imagine a machine with a full range of human emotions. Its analytical power will be greater than the collective intelligence of every person in the history of the world. Some scientists refer to this as the 'singularity'. I call it 'transcendence'," says Johnny Depp's character, Dr. Will Caster, in the haunting new science fiction drama "Transcendence."

While many moviegoers might embrace the power of artificial intelligence displayed in the movie released in theaters last month as just science fiction, world famous physicist Stephen Hawking along with computer scientist Stuart Russell, physicists Max Tegmark and Frank Wilczek say it could be a harbinger of humanity's doom.

Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/stephen-hawking-warns-artificial-intelligence-could-be-worst-mistake-in-history-as-johnny-depps-transcendence-examines-it-119131/

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