Experts from said when AI eventually becomes more intelligent than us it is likely to pose as great a threat as mankind did to the dodo.Reaching this stage – known as superhuman AI – could be achieved by the end of the century, they told the Science and Technology Select Committee. Warning of a ‘literal arms race’ among nation states and tech firms, Michael Osborne, professor of machine learning, called for global regulation to stop tech firms creating out-of-control systems that could end up ‘eliminating the whole human race’. The evidence was heard as part of a Government inquiry into the risks posed by AI and how it can be used in an ethical and responsible way.
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