Originally Posted by OccultHawk

Is it possible for AI to become conscious and self-aware? If not, why not? And if so shouldn’t we recognize that as a danger? And really, even if it’s not self-aware why is it so hard to believe we could lose control of it? How much of a stretch is it from terrorism through computer viruses to hacking AI or simple malfunction or even a self-educating program like DeepMind simply taking control? Many nightmare scenarios are very possible.

Originally Posted by The Batlord

I'm not even mad. Seriously I'm not. You're a good dude, and I think and hope you'll become something good