British Scientist: Artificial Intelligence is a Serious Threat to Humanity

British scientist Stuart Russell stated that "the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) capable of solving any intellectual problems poses a disaster threat to humanity." In an interview with the "Times" newspaper, he noted that "uncontrolled research in the field of artificial intelligence has led to a reality where we have made progress we did not expect ourselves. Humanity made a mistake initially because it did not think about why there was a need to invent artificial intelligence," highlighting that "it is possible that superintelligent machines in the future may resist attempts to control them." He questioned, "How can you maintain your authority over entities more powerful than you? If you don't have an answer, stop researching. Everything is very simple. The stakes cannot be higher: if we do not control our civilization, we lose the right to decide our future existence." Russell revealed that the emergence of general artificial intelligence, a system capable of performing any task a human can do, may occur within the next ten years, expressing his concerns "that these programs, while solving problems related to climate, for instance, might conclude that the best solution to this problem is the extermination of humanity."