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A few weeks ago, the 5th anniversary of the death of the famous astrophysicist Stephen Hawking was fulfilled and, taking into account what the topic of artificial intelligence (AI) has given rise to talk of in recent days, it is worth returning to the not very hopeful predictions that did the scientist before dying on these tools.

Although it is true that companies and independent developers have been working with artificial intelligence models for many years, in recent times there has been an accelerated race to achieve the most advanced .

However, the contest in which large companies such as Microsoft and Google participate has not been favorably viewed by the rest of the experts and technology entrepreneurs, as they have warned that if norms and rules are not created to regulate their tests and development, these can be harmful to humanity.

However, this call for attention is not the first criticism made of artificial intelligence, since physicist Stephen Hawking had previously expressed his concern about AI .

Known for his great contributions to various fields of science, especially for his work on the quantum theory of gravitation and the theory of black holes, Hawking, prior to his death, made some rather striking predictions about the future.

One of his most repeated warnings concerns the field of artificial intelligence , anticipating that the advancement of these technological tools may not be entirely positive for human beings.

In this vein, during an interview in 2014, the physicist argued that the development of complete AI could bring about the end of humanity if it can surpass human intelligence .

At that time, the scientist emphasized that although artificial intelligence was already quite advanced at that time, a much more developed AI could surpass humanity .

For his part, in his book “Brief Answers to the Big Questions” , Hawking remarked that, faced with the possibility of AI surpassing human intelligence, man needed a new planet to inhabit in space in order to preserve humanity and human race .

“Artificial intelligence could be the worst thing that has happened to humanity”, were one of the many reflections that the astrophysicist made before dying.

Still, Stephen Hawking emphasized that humanity could get the most out of these technologies only if ethical and legal standards were established to regulate their development and use.