In Ultron’s case the goal of protecting the earth can only be accomplished by wiping out humanity. But would we give our AI tools cause to feel threatened? They provide benefits for us and there also seems little reason in creating a sense of self-awareness in a system that searches the web for the nearest Italian restaurant, for example.Īnother popular motive for AIs’ evilness is their zealous application of logic. In movies AI are often driven by self preservation, a realisation that fearful humans might shut them down. Few would say Intelligence in itself unswervingly leads to a desire to rule the world. But fears of AI’s potential negative impact on humanity remain as seen in its projection into characters like Ultron, a super-intelligence accidentally created by the Avengers.īut what relation do the evil AIs of the movies have to scientific reality? Could an AI take over the world? How would it do it? And why would it want to? AI movie villains need to consider the whodunit staples of motive and opportunity. AI in our mobile phones apply and adapt their rules to learn to serve us better, for example. AI is becoming ever present in our lives, at least in the form of software tools that demonstrate elements of human-like intelligence. ‘Robot Mech Machine’ Image by Computerizer from PixabayĪvengers: Age of Ultron is the latest film about robots or artificial intelligences ( AI) trying to take over the world. By Peter McOwan, Queen Mary University of London (written in 2015)
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