These signs say that robots have already begun to capture the world

Robots have already begun their victorious procession around the world. So far, no acts of aggression have taken place between people and machines. And maybe the artificial intellect is only waiting for instructions from above? Is the era of robots waiting for us, and we will soon change places with cars?

Scientists are close to creating an ideal artificial intelligence

Have you noticed how radically different is the representation of scientists and filmmakers about artificial intelligence? When it is possible to create the latest technology, capable of thinking the same way as people, it immediately admires the representatives of the scientific community. But the science fiction, on the contrary, paints in the minds of the philistine the horrendous prospect of evil machines that have escaped control and enslaved mankind. The aggression of potential invaders is clearly illustrated by the Skynet database from the Terminator Franchise or the fictional computer HAL 9000 from the Space Odyssey of 2001.

However, all these terrible prophecies go against the ideas of the genius minds of humanity of Stephen Hawking, Bill Gates and Ilona Mask. Do not you think it's strange that leading engineers and designers are desperately trying to improve artificial intelligence? If this were so dangerous, as the science fiction warns, then the improvement of computer technologies would be a real threat to humanity. Moreover, we already use some of these technologies on a daily basis.

Breakthrough of AlphaGo

Before you - the most important achievement of the scientific community. The AlphaGo program, developed in 2015, has learned to play a man in the game of go. This ancient East Asian intellectual fun was previously positioned as impossible for mastering the computer mind. It was considered even more complicated than chess, because it requires a developed intuition from the player. And if earlier people thought that machines rely only on algorithms in their actions, now this belief is debunked to the nines. Because in March 2016, AlphaGo was able to defeat the recognized master of the game in Li Si Xie in a series of five games. The advantage of artificial intelligence was obvious. 4: 1 - this is an account that demonstrates the intuitive capabilities of the machine, as well as the ability to develop a strategy.

Cars without a driver

Starting in 2012, Google, Mercedes and Daimler develop cars that run in eight US states without a driver. Since February this year, Google's automotive technologies have "wound up" a total of more than one million miles of mileage across the cities of the United States of America. The car without the driver managed to cope with the most difficult task - to successfully pass Lombard Street in San Francisco, which has a curved slope and paved red brick. However, while for the most part there are difficulties with the movement. For example, cars can not respond to traffic light signals, nor are they tested in rainy and snowy weather. Curiously, these cars learn the rules of the road due to accidents! I would not want such an artificial mind to hit someone in the dwelling.

Robot-warrior

As in the case of artificial intelligence, scientists have made tremendous progress in modernizing humanoid robots. The first real breakthrough in this field was made in 2000 by Honda's ASIMO, which released the first miniature robot astronaut. Then similar developments followed, like mushrooms after the rain. And in 2013 the company Boston Dynamics released a sparkling chrome robot named Atlas in height of 182 centimeters and weighing 330 kilograms. Just think about the T-800 terminator, and imagine that military applications are embedded inside the machine.

This robot can do everything: move around rough terrain, balance on one leg, withstand the impact of the projectile. It is durable, mobile and can potentially bring people trouble. The US Department of Defense has already announced that it does not intend to use Atlas during offensive or defensive operations. Do you think they can be trusted? Alfred Nobel once thought that dynamite could put an end to the war. However, everything turned out exactly the opposite.

Immortality of personality or a copy?

"If we can not defeat them, we can join them." You saw it in the movie "Superiority" with Johnny Dep, when the human brain was loaded into the computer. And although full brain emulation is possible only theoretically, scientists continue to work in this direction. True, a man loaded into a robot will be a stranger among machines, as he can not become his own among people. Nevertheless, if we want to live with artificial intelligence in the world, this step is inevitable.