Stephen Hawking warned AI could mean the ‘end of the human race’ in years leading up to his death
Stephen Hawking warned AI could mean the ‘end of the human race’ in years leading up to his death Long before Elon Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak signed a letter warning that artificial intelligence poses “profound risks” to humanity, British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking had been sounding the alarm on the rapidly evolving technology. “The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race,” Hawking told the BBC in an interview in 2014.