Human takeover by machines may be closer than we think
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 - 17:30
in Mathematics & Economics
By Tia GhoseLiveScience Are you prepared to meet your robot overlords?The idea of superintelligent machines may sound like the plot of "The Terminator" or "The Matrix," but many experts say the idea isn't far-fetched. Some even think the singularity — the point at which artificial intelligence can match, and then overtake, human smarts — might happen in just 16 years.But nearly every computer scie...