Award-Winning Scientist Warns That AI Could Turn Against Humanity [Video]

The technology could become more intelligent than people and eventually take over, according to renowned computer scientist Yoshua Bengio

Bengio warns that the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) could pose grave risks to humanity as it becomes harder to control.

RT reports: A professor at the University of Montreal and head of the Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms, Bengio told CNBC on Thursday that machines could soon have most of the cognitive abilities of humans.

The scientist was referring to artificial general intelligence (AGI), a type of AI technology that aims to equal or become better than human intellect. “Intelligence gives power. So, who’s going to control that power?” Bengio said.

“If we create entities that are smarter than us and have their own goals, what does that mean for humanity? Are we in danger?” he asked.

The computer scientist cited a common fear that the AI machines currently being trained “would lead to …