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"This will be a new form of life": Stephen Hawking says artificial intelligence robots...
• Rachael McMenemy Stephen JonesRenowned physicist Prof Stephen Hawking has said robots will eventually replace humanity COMPLETELY.
Prof Hawking said that he believes artificial intelligence (AI) will eventually reach a level where it will essentially be a "new form of life that will outperform humans", the Cambridge News reports.
He said: "I fear that AI may replace humans altogether.
"If people design computer viruses, someone will design AI that improves and replicates itself.
"This will be a new form of life that outperforms humans."
The professor is also urging young people to be more interested in space - and science in general.