I think that technology is getting out of hand. People are now becoming addicted to it. I belive that if humans continue to make computers like Watson, then one day computers could be a real threat to humans. The idea of a super smart computer doesn't make me anxious, but annoyed, because technology is going overboard.

i dont think that machines are capable of malice yet. however, i heard of a machine that can exude and odor somewhat like sweat if it is working hard. "dude, check out my toned microprocessor" "you think thats good, peep these CDs! they ain't no floppy discs!"

I believe that technology is fine, we just need to make sure the purposes we use it for are worthwhile and good. Like making robots designed to be smarter than and highly more destructive than humans is just asking for trouble, but making computers like Blue J, a.k.a Watson is an interesting experiment.

Well, the idea that humans can program computers like Watson is cool. it definitly intrests me. But the idea of robots taking over the world? No. Just...no. People would have to program the robots to be able to do that. Robots can't learn on there own, so unless the were programed to take over the world, they couldn't do it.

The idea of a machine taking over the world is almost impossible for me to believe, but when I think about the idea that a machine can be taught to play Jeopardy like a human, I wonder what else machines can be taught to do like humans. (Like want freedom) Maybe one day machines will take over the earth, I just hope I won't be there to deal with it.

i think we are being silly programming computers to be so smart.  robots could take over the world and so we should be careful.  its cool but creepy at the same time.

Computers and robots alone pose no threat to humanity. However, the humans that control those computers and robots do.

I think robots will be a problem in the future because they will take all the jobs that would normally go to humans. Unenployment would go up people would begin to see robots as enemies which would be the begining of the robot wars. The distant future, the year 2000. The humans are dead. We used poisonous gasses, and poisoned thier....       You know, right? Flight Of The Conchords?

I`m very exited about super intellegent computer\robots but scared about androids and daleks(any MUSE\Docter Who fans out there) They would take over the world (not the MUSE\ docter who fans,the androids and daleks)

COMPUTERS?

I have no clue why people would be scared of computers takeing over the world.  We made computers so what reason would they have to hurt us.  Also as computers get more advanced, computer programers could put a don't take over the world code in or something.  Just saying 

Robots are okay, science and tech must advance. I like the idea of jeopardy-bot, but it's not super intelligent, it just makes desicions and guesses.

i"m not scared of computers! i'm scared of kokopelli!!!! to find out why see tricsters and fools.

hello earthlings. i have come to tell you to stop improving your technology. it is already out of hand as it is. on the planet i am from (893[]**34) or in english snarrrgloff, technology has taken over. i am so generous as to warn you to keep your technology simple. oh no! the overloard of snarrrglofff is coming this way! #:,}[\\**** out.

I think technology has gone far enough. We really don't need anything more advanced; we're good as it is. We should focus more on bringing existing technology to help poorer countries with developing economies.

I agree with Caroline G. Why are we worrying about computers threatening humankind when hunger and war threatens humankind EVERY DAY? Technology was created to make our lives easier, and we can't focus on making superintelligent robots before easing the pain of other humans first.

I don't think we're really worrying about evil machines. We're worrying about what happens when WE are smart enough to find a way to give machines conscious minds on a par to humans. Minds that process emotion and can reason like a human. Wouldn't that be hard morally - programming a thinking being to become your slave?!

Anyone ever read The Homework Machine? This superintelligent computer figures out a way to keep running without a power source by searching on the internet. If a machine can do that, easily it could develop a conscious mind.

Unless we turn into borg or cyborg I think that we should keep creating and soon build a starship named enterprise.

No, robots and technology couldn't someday be a threat to humanity. They already are.

Has anyone read return of the dappermen?

Gee, actual intellegent machines?

That would be creepy. They should stay in movies and the like. It would be cool if there where robokitties. (Any of those Cats and Dogs 2 fans out there reading Muse?)

Machines will not take us over until we create a self improving robot. While the argument can be made that computers are only as smart as the humans that made them, a self-improving robot will kill that argument. If a robot is self improving, it will fix any flaw it's creator may have accidently made. Without malice- because computers just don't feel things- they could decimate our population, simply because a self improving robot will, logically, become smarter than it's creator and realize that humans could stand improvement. It can improve itself, why not "improve" us?

just saying.

I think that making computers like Watson would be good if put to jobs more noble than playing Jeapardy .  I think super-intelligent robots could help elderly people when they're shopping, cooking, or doing any stressful activity.  Of course robots could not be a threat to humanity!  That's just in sci-fi and horror.  Technology is good if you put it to a good use.  Instead of trying to stop the digital age, we should make practical apps and robots to educate us and help us with our daily lives.  For example, I think that there should be an app to help you sell stuff like Girl Scout cookies or Boy Scout popcorn.  That would be a practical app because it would keep track of things and make calculations. Therefore, as long as we use it wisely, technology is good! 

We read this story in reading class called True Love by Isaac Asmiov, and the main character, Milton, was using his computer program, Joe to find his true love. But then Joe becomes so like Milton and he wants the perfect woman that they find for himself. Science fiction is essential to our survival because it shows us different paths that our future can lead, and we can try to erase the possibility of negative ones with science fiction.

I dont think machines can do any harm at the moment. But if we keep improving technology...

SMILEY FACES TO ALL :D

Random Thought:

Is the problem with technology that it's addicting and we'll spend our lives glued to screens and not solving the world's problems because I was that close to beating the next level of Angry Birds

Has anyone here read the Pendragon Series? If you have, (I am NOT going to spoil it!) do you remember the DADOs? St. Dane started to use them to try take over the different worlds, so they can be evil, if in the hands of the wrong person.

Although the first law of robotics does state that a robot can not harm a human, if a powerful enough robot was put in the hands of the wrong person, that person could wreck havoc on the world. As long as scientists make sure that thier robots don't go to the wrong person and/or make sure that they themselves don't go down that math of Tom Marvolo Riddle (AKA Lord Voldmort), I don't see why scientists should stop having fun. Robots may, however, cause unemployment for humans, therefore causing the economy to plummet, so more jobs will neeed to be created.

A warning to all scientists or will-be scientists: If your robot starts reporting dreams of any kind, starts to believe that is it human, does anything that it is not programed to, starts to hang out around your programming equipment, or does anything that violates one of the Rules of Robotics in any way, shape, or form, shut it down immediately and call your local robotic help center for more information. If your robot will not shut down or turns itself back on after it is shut down, make sure it is off Wi-Fi, copy all of its programming, and try again. If this or other suggestions from your local robotic help center do not work, check againto make sure that you have all of your robot's programming recorded and take out the power. If that does not work, if there are no other options that have even an inkling of working, short circut your robot. If your robot cannotbe short-circuted, make sure that every bit of programming is recorded, and take your ERD (Emergency Robot Deactivator) and shoot the special alloy bullet in to your robot's centeral computer core. If that doesn't work... call 911 and, most of all, good luck.

If robots that are almost human are made, then they will rebel. Humans will always treat robots as slaves and will show no respect, prompting the robots to wipe us out.

Two things:

1) You can't program regret. It's impossible.

2) **SPOILERISH** I'm going to go watch The Matrix in answer to your question. **SPOILERISH**