University of Cambridge is going to study whether robots are a threat

[Pike]

BBC News - Risk of robot uprising wiping out human race to be studied (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20501091)

Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (http://cser.org/)

I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords.

[Old Manus]

I'll admit I lol'd that 'Existential Risk' is now an actual thing. Oh you academics. Can't find an application for your degree? Start a think tank!

[Psychotic]

I saw it in a movie once there were robots that took over the Earth and made us all into batteries and forced us live in a computer world then one came back in time and said "where is sinead o'connor" and had a motorbike.

I think it was called "American Pie 3".

[Heath]

I think this a very serious risk, and I'll sleep more soundly at night knowing this.

Unless of course it's the robots have set up this institute to throw us off the scent!

[Laddy]

Finally, a real use for science.

[Peegee]

just let japan deal with it. I want my sexbots

[Raistlin]

"Existential Risk" makes me think of a game of Risk played by philosophy majors.

[Mirage]

Shit pike, they're on to us.

[Shiny]

If anything it would probably like A.I. where we freak out and think they're going to overtake us so we exterminate a lot of them to keep the robot population under control.

[Mirage]

You should all buy and read this book. It is really educational!

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[Jiro]

Pure AI robots will probably kill us because we are dickheads.

[Tigmafuzz]

This is a stupid study and waste of money. Are you fucking kidding me.

[Agrias]

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[~*~Celes~*~]

I am terrified of androids and cyborgs, but mostly cyborgs :( Andrew thinks it's hilarious.

[Aulayna]

So they're paying people to study what films and philosphers have been pondering for years? I can't wait to hear the findings!

[The Summoner of Leviathan]

Really? O-o;