Cambridge is opening a center for "terminator studies" in order to investigate the possible threat that the creation of a super-intelligent AI would pose.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-22...s_campaign=1490


Yes, after Nerd of the Arms Obama the Brits are in on it too O.o

The UK Government posted a job list for a "Target Elimination Specialist" earlier in the week, too. The job code was 007.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/u-k-govt-w...-with-007-code/

In any case, I will simply say, Randall Munroe got to their idea first: http://what-if.xkcd.com/5/

Haven't sci-fi authors and philosophers already explored this for the last century or so?

One would have thought so.

Sigh! Have I learned nothing, never trust the press on science... Especially not the daily mail The actual story It's basically three men that started a joint initiative to get the issue recognised and considered for further studies, trying to drum up support for a funded program

Sidenote: Did you see that story about the cartel related killing?

Well, they could try to melt humanity's brains by creating a tabloid that alternates wildly between printing hysteric headlines about pedophiles and photos of child stars with creepily suggestive captions...