[D66] AI: The Artilect War

[René Oudeweg]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_de_Garis#The_Artilect_War

The Artilect War

Hugo De Garis believes that a major war before the end of the 21st 
century, resulting in billions of deaths, is almost 
inevitable.[15]: 234  Intelligent machines (or "artilects", a shortened 
form of "artificial intellects") will be far more intelligent than 
humans and will threaten to attain world domination, resulting in a 
conflict between "Cosmists", who support the artilects, and "Terrans", 
who oppose them (both of these are terms of his invention). He describes 
this conflict as a "gigadeath" war, reinforcing the point that billions 
of people will be killed.[16][17] This scenario has been criticised by 
other AI researchers, including Chris Malcolm, who described it as 
"entertaining science fiction horror stories which happen to have caught 
the attention of the popular media".[18] Kevin Warwick called it a 
"hellish nightmare, as portrayed in films such as the 
Terminator".[15]: back cover 
In 2005, de Garis published a book describing his views on this topic 
entitled The Artilect War: Cosmists vs. Terrans: A Bitter Controversy 
Concerning Whether Humanity Should Build Godlike Massively Intelligent 
Machines.[15]

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Hugo de Garis (2005). The Artilect War: Cosmists Vs. Terrans: A Bitter 
Controversy Concerning Whether Humanity Should Build Godlike Massively 
Intelligent Machines. Palm Springs, CA: ETC Publications. ISBN 
978-0-88280-154-4.