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Humans will have a ‘robot second self’ in 20 years, Microsoft experts claim
Microsoft’s experts have revealed that humans will have a ‘robot second self’ that knows everything about them and acts as a digital extension of their consciousness within just 20 years.
Robot ‘alter-egos’ that are a digital extension of our consciousness and know everything about us will soon be a reality.
That’s according to Microsoft executive, Brad Smith and Harry Shum, who are working to develop advanced AI software capable of mimicking human thought.
This breakthrough – which some fear could spell the beginning of the end for humanity – will come over the next two decades, they say.
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They also warn that controls should be put in place to prevent intelligent machines from acting against the interests of society and people.
Microsoft president Brad Smith and executive vice president of artificial intelligence and research Harry Shum have written a book called ‘The Future Computed’ detailing their predictions for the future of AI.
They believe that, as artificial intelligence becomes more sophisticated, it will be more heavily integrated into our daily routines.
A future version of the firm’s Cortana could automatically communicate with your calendar while you sleep to organise your schedule for the next day, the book forecasts.
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