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==Superintelligence==
The development of [[artificial intelligence ]] (AI) could advance rapidly, possibly becoming an existential threat to humankind. Bostrom, in his book Superintelligence (2014), compares the development of AI to humans being like small children playing with a bomb. He also considers it “the most important thing to happen… since the rise of the human species”. Indeed, there is no reason why human psychology should be projected onto artificial minds, and assume that they would have the same emotional responses that humans developed during the evolutionary process. Expecting human characteristics from an AI could impede our understanding of what it might be like <ref name=”11”> Silverman, A. In conversation: Nick Bostrom. Retrieved from http://2015globalthinkers.foreignpolicy.com/#!advocates/detail/qa-bostrom</ref>. This area of study has received some attention, with Elon Musk investing $10 million dollars to fund research about keeping AI friendly <ref name=”12”> Mack, E. (2015). Bill Gates says you should worry about [[artificial intelligence]]. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericmack/2015/01/28/bill-gates-also-worries-artificial-intelligence-is-a-threat/#b2a52b93d103</ref>.
==Simulation argument==