Stanford CIS

Should We Fear Artificial Intelligence?

By Ryan Calo on

Listen to the full interview with Ryan Calo at BBC The Inquiry.

Billions of dollars are pouring into the latest investor craze: artificial intelligence. But serious scientists like Stephen Hawking have warned that full AI could spell the end of the human race. How seriously should we take the warnings that ever-smarter computers could turn on us? Our expert witnesses explain the threat, the opportunities and how we might avoid being turned into paperclips.