Stephen Hawking, the renowned physicist and evolutionist has warned that technology needs to be controlled in order to prevent it from destroying the human race. “Since civilization began, aggression has been useful inasmuch as it has definite survival advantages,” he said. “It is hard-wired into our genes by Darwinian evolution. Now, however, technology has advanced at such a pace that this aggression may destroy us all by nuclear or biological war. We need to control this inherited instinct by our logic and reason.”
He suggests that “some form of world government” could be ideal for the job, but would itself create more problems. “But that might become a tyranny,” he added. “All this may sound a bit doom-laden but I am an optimist. I think the human race will rise to meet these challenges.”
Back in 2015, Mr. Hawking said that [artificial intelligence] would grow so powerful it would be capable of killing us entirely unintentionally. “The real risk with AI isn’t malice but competence,” Hawking said. “A super intelligent AI will be extremely good at accomplishing its goals, and if those goals aren’t aligned with ours, we’re in trouble.
“Over time I think we will probably see a closer merger of biological intelligence and digital intelligence,” he added, suggesting that people could merge with machines in the future, in order to keep up.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in relation to AI, “humans are in danger of becoming irrelevant.”
This strange syfi worldview places these well-known individuals in a trajectory that conflicts with Bible prophecy in one way, and inadvertently aligns with Bible prophecy in another. Carnal “biological intelligence” often uses “artificial intelligence” with evil intentions. While these men are wrongly suggesting that humanity is getting better, they somehow think human invention of AI will destroy humanity or its relevance. Their views do not recognize God’s overriding and loving intentions.
“The world by wisdom knew not God… Not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: That no flesh should glory in his presence.” 1 Corinthians 1:21, 26-29.
“And upon the earth [there shall be] distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring.” Luke 21:25.