As the world becomes ever more dominated by technology, John Brockman's latest a
ddition to the acclaimed and bestselling "Edge Question Series" asks more than 1
75 leading scientists, philosophers, and artists: What do you think about machin
es that think?
The development of artificial intelligence has been a source of
fascination and anxiety ever since Alan Turing formalized the concept in 1950. T
oday, Stephen Hawking believes that AI "could spell the end of the human race."
At the very least, its development raises complicated moral issues with powerful
real-world implications-for us and for our machines.
