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AI robots will take over the world and DESTROY human race, fear MILLIONS of Britons

MILLIONS of Britons fear robots will take over the world and destroy the human race, according to new research.

PUBLISHED: 09:59, Sun, Oct 2, 2016 | UPDATED: 10:19, Sun, Oct 2, 2016





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Almost six in 10 UK adults have concerns about the impact of artificially intelligent robots on mankind and four in 10 think humanoids could destroy humanity.

And 64 per cent of people expect human-robot interaction to be commonplace within the next 50 years.

The concerns echo those of Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk who have described artificial intelligence (AI) technology as our "biggest existential threat".

Fears include the dangers of robot malfunctions (45 per cent) and that we will end up with a kind of dystopian future envisaged in films like Terminator, with a third (35 per cent) believing robots will evolve beyond our understanding and take control of society.

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With almost four in 10 Brits (39 per cent) expecting human-like robots to be part of everyday life within 25 years, an army of Westworld 'humanoids' descended on London to highlight what this reality might be like.

Leading body artist Emma Fay led a team of 10 to create the unique humanoid look, with each model taking six hours to create.

The shock poll of 2,000 UK adults was conducted to mark the launch of Westworld, a new futuristic sci-fi thriller which premieres on Sky Atlantic and NOW TV at 9pm on Tuesday night (October 4).

Brits are also concerned about robots interacting with childrenGETTY
Brits are also concerned about robots interacting with children

Professor Noel Sharkey, Emeritus Professor of AI and Robotics University of Sheffield, was a consultant on the study.

He said: "The robotics community has certainly been considering the idea that robots will be walking among us, and it's just a matter of when really.

"We are likely to see robots integrated into society in the near future as shop assistants, receptionists, doctors, bar tenders and also as carers for our elderly and children.

"It'll all happen very gradually over the next 20 to 30 years until we don't even notice they're among us.

"I don't think there's anything to be concerned about but if they come to look too human-like, they could be used to deceive us in many ways."

Men were nearly twice as likely to relish the prospect of living among androids, with a fifth claiming they were excited by the idea, while just a tenth of women took that view.

Top concerns for both genders included robots interacting with their children (68 per cent), losing out on jobs to uber-efficient humanoids (49 per cent) and sharing our homes with artificially intelligent housemates (46 per cent).

A third believe theme parks that feature artificially intelligent, human-like robots will be a reality within the next 25 years, similar to the setting of the new JJ Abrams drama - and half would consider visiting a theme park of this nature.

Zai Bennett, director of Sky Atlantic, said: "AI and robotics are fast becoming part of everyday life, but our research demonstrates just how much we don't know about this technology or where it could be heading.

"Sky Atlantic's Westworld explores what life might be like if this became a reality.

"It looks at the future of AI - and the choices we make when we're given free rein to live our lives without any consequences."






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Less than a minute ago
anyoldiron
WHAT IS TO BE?

The tale I tell you on this day
T’is truth of what will come to be,
Our soldiers of ‘today’ will go,
Replaced by robots, you hear from me.
To slim down our manned forces,
Remember you heard it first from me,
The factories busy making eight foot robots
For that in future ----is to be.

Some “Terminator-Type” robotic killers
Replacing our troops will come to be,
Transporters replaced by robotic vehicles
You heard it first from me!
Autonomous robots with power to make decisions,
To kill and maim is what will come to be,
Think this could never happen?
You read it here from me.

Unaccountable robotic killing machines
Rise from new technologies unknown to me
Human Rights Watch could not prevent
What will indeed come to be.
Lethal armed robots that can target and kill,
You read it here what will indeed come to be,
Though “humans” watch and often wonder,
No rejection-though repugnant- you heard from me

Already “Drones” hover in the sky above,
This truth known, yet not from me,
Targeting areas planned out by others,
Yet I prayed it would never come to be.
I knew no “bows and arrows” of yester-year,
Though bombs were very well known to me,
To un-accounted robotic killing machines,
I pray and pray will never come to be.

Battlefield killer Robots almost a reality,
Human Rights ended, though once known to me,
The worry about ‘mortality’ and accountability
Yet, will it all indeed ever come to be?
The Campaigns to stop Killer robots
From fields afar, yet sadly not from me,
An International Treaty sought to ban
On closéd ears, sadly it may well yet come to be.
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