"Unfortunately, most blockbuster sci-fi movies including classics like Terminator or The Matrix depict a very bleak future where humanity is either enslaved or slowly being driven extinct by our own creations. But what are the chances of this actually happening? This is something I often wonder about and I’m certain that there are many others who can say the same. Naysayers may dismiss these concerns as being irrational or ridiculous, but actually, quite the opposite is true. Stories about creators being eventually destroyed by their own creations can be found all throughout human history."
The sophisticated neural networks underlying systems like Google’s Deep Dream and all manner of interesting experiments require a great deal of computing power. NVIDIA proposes to put all that horsepower in a single box, specially engineered to meet the needs of AI researchers.
According to a new post published at the company’s website by CEO Richard Socher — a Stanford PhD who studied machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing and computer vision — Salesforce plans to use its technology to “further automate and personalize customer support, marketing automation, and many other business processes. [MetaMind will] extend Salesforce’s data science capabilities by embedding deep learning within the Salesforce platform.”
Maximum PC: Microsoft had good intentions when it unleashed "Tay," an AI chatbot designed to interact with the millennial crowd, to the Twitterverse. At the same time, Microsoft displayed an incredible amount of naivety in not predicting or preparing for what would happen next.
Pose a 'treat'?
Yes, they're going to give us candies and cakes when they evolve.
Boy I really do hope so! I'd like me some robot made cupcakes and candy.
it will be a treat not having to deal with dumb people on a daily basis.
To the uneducated - maybe.
These AI robots will be crammed with so much info and non-stop updates, they will definitely be smarter.
In time when they get to the point of being too smart for their own good, that's when we have to watch carefully.