Experts reveal how AI could turn evil | Daily Mail Online

Kismet, a robot with rudimentary social skills

Kismet, a robot with rudimentary social skills (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Daily Mail cites experts and reveals how AI could turn evil. It provides a list of extreme risks, citing computer scientist, Roman Yampolskiy, from the University of Louisville. Yampolskiy says that, as far-fetched as they sound, we need to take the threats seriously.

Source: Experts reveal how AI could turn evil | Daily Mail Online

With the Brexit fears close to exhaustion, it seems that the Daily Mail is looking for new fears to keep its readership on board.

After the Brexit vote is counted and dusted, perhaps there’s a need to look at the integrity of the UK media?

As for AI turning evil, surely this is closer to science fiction?

Thoughts?

EU looks to help Libya to aid in crackdown on human traffickers in the Mediterranean | News | DW.COM | 23.05.2016

Leading German new agency DW reports that experts fear desperate migrants will try to make the perilous crossing from Libya to Italy as the weather improves. It reminds us that more than a million migrants arrived in Europe last year, but hundreds died crossing the Mediterranean.

Source: EU looks to help Libya to aid in crackdown on human traffickers in the Mediterranean | News | DW.COM | 23.05.2016

With Angela Merkel‘s refugee policies imposed on the EU receiving increasing criticism and President Erdogan writing op-eds in the Guardian, the refugee crisis once again looking out of control. Surely, it’s time for the US, Canada and Australia to take a bigger share of the refugees in proportion to their land mass?

Thoughts?