Stephen Hawking Fears SKYNET

[Rusty Edge]

Not exactly, just that Artificial Intelligence will evolve faster than we can, then it will destroy us.
He said nothing about it flying, building Terminators, or time machines.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/01/20/why-stephen-hawking-believes-the-next-100-years-may-be-humanitys-toughest-test-yet/

I normally talk about SKYNET here jokingly, but if somebody as smart and tech dependent as Hawking is worried, should I be too?

[Buster's Uncle]

Outside his field, his opinion is not worth much more than mine - and I doubt we'll screw up badly enough to let something like that happen.

[Rusty Edge]

What was it Einstein said about Hydrogen and stupidity?

[Buster's Uncle]

Was it something about being the most common?

[Rusty Edge]

The most common elements in the universe. Thank you.
I'm guessing that humans being human will take something too far before they've thought it through, and learn the hard way.

[Buster's Uncle]

Hi-tech military stuff has potential to be dangerous, by the nature of the thing - but what general is saying "I want less control of this asset"?