Could AI wipe out humans and how might it do it?

Could AI wipe out humans and how might it do it? Recent concerns about artificial intelligence have been intensified by stark warnings from AI researchers regarding the growing risk of the technology operating beyond human control. Some of the most dire forecasts indicate that there is a greater than 10 percent probability that AI could eradicate humanity within the next ten years. Much of this apocalyptic rhetoric originates from commentators who follow the AI landscape and identify themselves as “AI Doomers.” Yet the pressing question many observers raise is exactly how these Doomers envision AI bringing about the end of mankind. Cyber Correspondent Joe Tidy examines several of the hypothetical scenarios being put forward and evaluates their plausibility.