Stephen Hawking, "Brief Answers to the Big Questions"

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Stephen Hawking, “Brief Answers to the Big Questions” (2018)

 

 

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... the idea that we live in a universe governed by rational laws that, through science, we can discover and understand.. (p. 19)

 

Roger Penrose and I managed to prove geometrical theorems to show that the universe must have had a beginning if Einstein's general theory of relativity was correct, and certain reasonable conditions were satisfied. (p. 49)

 

But it seems to me that if very complicated chemical molecules can operate in humans to make them intelligent, then equally complicated electronic circuits can also make computers in an intelligent way. And if they are intelligent they can supposedly design computers that have even greater complexity and intelligence. (p. 161)

 

The best time to stop the autonomous-weapons arms race is now.   In the midium term, AI may automate our jobs, to bring both great prosperity and equality. (p. 187)

 

In October 2016, I also opened a new center in Cambridge, which will attempt to tackle some of the open-ended questions raised by the rapid pace of development in AI research. The Leverhulme Center for the Future of Intelligence is a multi-disciplinary institute, dedicated to researching the future of intelligence as crucial to the future of our civilisation and our species. (p. 189)

 

Our futuer is a race between the growing power of our technology and the wisdom with which we use it. (p. 196)

 

He opened my eyes to maths as the blueprint of the universe itself. (p. 201)