Title: What are the possible implications of Artificial Intelligence rivalling that of a human intelligence

Sources of information:

Do Robots Dream of Electric Sheep

Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot

Article on the Turing test

Ex_Machina

I, Robot the movie

Notes:

Definition of Artificial Intelligence in this conversation is a man made computer system able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages.

The Turing test is a test in which a judge needs to determine if he is communicating with a human or a form of artificial intelligence. The interviewer does not get to see who or what he is talking to. The test is designed on the AI’s ability to think as this is thought to be a key feature of all human beings. If the AI is able to make more than 30% of the judges believe it is human it will pass.

Recently a computer programme imitating a 13 year old boy has passed this test and is called Eugene Goostman.

Include the implications of the possibility becoming reality for example, would the AI be entitled to the rights humans are entitled to. Will a majority of humans be against this and try to fight, for example the Brixton riots of 1985.