The next stage in artificial intelligence research, according to scientists, is to develop robotic consciousness. However, robots with consciousness will eclipse humanity, warns experts.
Some experts are concerned about what this could mean for humanity, despite the fact that the subject is intriguing to many and may represent the most important discovery ever made by humans.
A researcher has talked about robotic consciousness and what that would mean for the world Credit: Getty
Hod Lipson, a mechanical engineer from Columbia University, discussed robotic consciousness, what it implies, and why it is such a contentious subject in an interview with The New York Times.
“This topic was taboo,” he said.
“We were almost forbidden from talking about it — ‘Don’t talk about the c-word; you won’t get tenure’ — so in the beginning I had to disguise it, like it was something else.”
Early in his career, Lipson was developing tools that could mimic the ability of both animals ...