Smart Machines Are Not A Threat To Humanity By Alan Bundy

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In the article “ Smart Machines Are Not a Threat to Humanity”, Alan Bundy argued against people’s fear of Artificial Intelligence. Many predictions have been made about our future if machines or robots become more intelligent, and people are afraid that one day machines will owe humans as pets, kill them or take over their job opportunity. Bundy noted that machines can be smart but not in all aspects for instance, medical diagnosis machines can give a wrong treatment when they face a disease further than their ability. Such behaviors can be a threat to individuals not to the entire humanity. Bundy also clarified that machines usually need assistance from humans when they face a situation out of their limits or their “comfort zone” as mentioned

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