Turn on A.I. Turn off mankind.
Sci-Fi movies beginning with 2001: A Space Odyssey, was an epic 1968 science-fiction film about a smart computer named H.A.L., who decides quite unilaterally what is in the best interest of mankind. A Space Odyssey was produced and directed by famed director Stanley Kubrick. It remains in the pantheon of the cinema, the very best movies ever created about artificial intelligence. Philosophers have long debated what constitutes intelligent life. The consensus is a "sense of self-awareness." The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is an agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of emerging technologies for use by the military. And there are AI programs, protocols, and machines that are already there. The advances are frightening in their rapidity. Space X and Tesla boss Elon Musk has become a de facto leading voice about the potential of AI. But not as an advocate but as a detractor. Musk has said, "Mark my words — A.I.