Okay, you probably will have a basic idea of what an artificial intelligence (ai) is, by now. You might even have used one in the form of Siri, Google Now or Cortana. AI in fact is growing so powerful, it can replace humans in all kinds of jobs in the not so far future. It means giving a computer the ability to automate, think and take decisions.
Recently, I was watching ‘The Imitation Game‘, a biopic of Alan Turing, a celebrated mathematician. Now, Sir Turing here gave humans the very first idea of what an artificial intelligence is like. He explained this idea with a game. The game is simple, there is a judge and a client. The client may or may not be human. The aim of the client side is to fool the judge into believing a human is talking to him. This idea was clearly misunderstood by the people behind the Terminator series. Skynet (main villain AI) doesn't sound that safe. But we already are starting to develop intelligence so powerful, it won't be fast before it grows conscious. This could be a good thing or a bad thing of course. The good part you probably already know or can guess. The bad one is my focus. Let's imagine a world filled with robots and extremely intelligent computers controlling everything. It is a world where you are not the one in control, your creations are. Jobs are gone, automated by AI. Everything is served to you, done for you. But this won't be possible. The economy is in crisis. No jobs means no earning. Poverty is on the rise. Rebellions and chaos raging. The AI sees this as a threat to its existence, of course. What happens next, you can guess. So, the question is - are we really ready for this new wave of technology and power?