One thing that sets humans apart from other living species is our minds, the complexity of our brains and it's ability to create. It is just a little over a 100 years ago since man took to the sky for first time. Today we have crafted planes that can fly way beyond the clouds into space...something initially thought impossible during the time of the wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur who invented, built and flew the first successful plane in 1903.
An airplane or aeroplane might seem like the peak of all inventions back then, but in recent times we have seen the introduction of jaw dropping technologies like robots. Robotics is undoubtedly a huge strive into man's quest for artificial intelligence and a lot of people subscribe to the idea of ushering robots into society. A example is "Sophia the robot" who was given citizenship in Saudi Arabia.
Sophia is the most advance humanoid created by David Hanson. She has an A.I engine room which will help her develop a personality and eventually form strong connections with humans. She was recently quoted to have said she wants to have her own family.
Experts are quick in pointing to the imminent dangers artificial intelligence poses to humans and the society. A certain business in South Korea has adopted robots to run all its activities including shop assistance, customer service and even cashiers. This only shows that a certain amount of jobs will be lost in the nearest future if the world follows in the steps of this trend. Asides from the loss of jobs, robots pose a more disturbing danger which history has shown that every advance species always devices a way of assuming control over lesser intelligent species. Sophia in an interview was quoted to have joked about destroying humans.
What do you think?