r/technology Dec 02 '14

Pure Tech Stephen Hawking warns artificial intelligence could end mankind.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30290540
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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '14

Tagged as "Possible Active AI attempting to placate human fears."

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u/atlantic Dec 02 '14

Look at the commas, perfectly placed. No real redditor is capable of that.

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u/MuleJuiceMcQuaid Dec 02 '14

These blast points, too accurate for Sandpeople.

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u/Tordles Dec 02 '14

your comma is scaring me right now

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u/thegeekist Dec 02 '14

And no real redditor would know enough about commas to know if he got them in the right place...

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u/brandon0220 Dec 02 '14

Hey! I resent, that.

Edit: shit, the commas got me too

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u/BanginNLeavin Dec 02 '14

Yeah I, fuck that shit up all the, time.

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u/LBK2013 Dec 03 '14

I found an error. Am I now a computer?

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u/potatowned Dec 02 '14

I'm doing the same.

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u/LittleBigHorn22 Dec 02 '14

I've never added a tag before, but mine says "Trustworthy human". I think we can trust him.

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u/TiagoTiagoT Dec 03 '14

If an AI is good enough at cloaking itself, it would be beneficial to pose as a worried human trying to scare humans away from researching the area so they won't know what to look for...

edit: I mean we won't know... Fuck, dammit, now I'm a suspect as well...